Oladimeji RamonTwo legal practitioners, Messrs Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, have approached the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking an order compelling members of the House of Representatives and the senators to refund the N10m and N13.5m monthly running costs which they had respectively collected in the last three years. The lawyers, in their suit, are contending that the N10m and N13.5m monthly running costs which the lawmakers fixed for themselves were illegal. They are urging the court to hold that only the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission had the power to determine salaries and allowances of National Assembly members and other political office-holders. Joined as defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, the RMAFC, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

Source: Punch May 07, 2018 00:22 UTC