Simon Karu, a member of the house of representatives from Gombe state, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly. Kar
In 2018, Shehu Sani, then senator representing Kaduna central, disclosed that senators get N13.5 million monthly — aside from salaries.
“The official salary of a member, house of representatives, which I also receive monthly is N800,000. I told you I was going to say it; why don’t you wait for me to say it? The office running cost of a member of the house of representatives is N8.5 million,” Karu said.
On his part, Dino Melaye, former senator representing Kogi west, said a lot of the country’s problems would be addressed if corruption becomes a thing of the past.
“If you get the fight against corruption right, every other thing will be fixed,” Melaye said.
Melaye also called for the establishment of a national office to address the problem of budget padding.
“We need a national budget office. Nigeria is the only country without such an office and until we have it, budget padding will not stop,” he said.
Also speaking, Senator Iroegbu, editor-in-chief, Global Sentinel, said solutions must be provided to the security challenges confronting the country. Iroegbu said the security challenges have continued unabated owing to structural defects in the country’s security architecture.
“No matter the kind of budget we throw, if the political culture is corrupt, we can do nothing,” he said.
