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The management of the National
Assembly may have set aside about N9bn for the recently inaugurated
lawmakers in both the upper and lower chambers of the federal parliament
as allowances.
Investigations by our correspondent
revealed that the jumbo pay, which will cover their accommodation,
furniture and vehicle allowances, would be disbursed to them next week.
A senior management worker, who stated
this on the condition of anonymity on Monday, explained that the N9bn
represented 850 per cent of their basic salaries for four years.
He said, “A senator earns about N2m
basic salary per month while the basic monthly salary of a member of the
House of Representatives is about N1.8m.
“What
the management usually do is to deduct upfront, 300 per cent as housing
allowance, 300 per cent as vehicle allowance and 250 per cent as
furniture allowance.
He added that when calculated, each
senator would earn about N16.5m while a member of the House of
Representatives would collect about N14.5 per cent each.
He said, “A senator, for instance, will
collect N6m as accommodation allowance; N6m as vehicle allowance; and
N4.5m as furniture allowance.”
The source added that the money would be paid directly into their individual bank accounts latest by next week.
He also added that other allowances such
as the wardrobe allowance had been calculated and would be paid along
with the other enumerated ones.
It will be recalled that the federal
lawmakers started collecting accommodation allowances following the sale
of the official residences of the National Assembly members in the Apo
Legislative Quarters, sometimes in 2010 during the regime of former
President Olusegun Obasanjo
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