READ ALSO: 8th National Assembly didn’t perform to full capacity – LawanIt is the responsibility of the President to present the recommendation to the Federal Executive Council for approval before being forwarded to the National Assembly as a bill. “They cannot be paid anything outside the law in terms of furniture allowance and accommodation allowance. While the accommodation allowance of a senator is N4, 052,800, the furniture allowance is N6, 079,200. “The reason why the people scramble tooth and nail to become members of the National Assembly is because of the allowances. The law says the National Assembly should take their salaries and allowances as determined by RMAFC.”Copyright PUNCH.

Source: Punch June 14, 2019 23:15 UTC