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It Is Very Disheartening Nigerian Senators Earn More Than Trump, Theresa May – Oyebola

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Chairman of the Movement for Nigeria’s Total Transformation, Chief Areoye Oyebola, has faulted the Nigerian federal lawmakers for ignoring the widespread call for the downward review of their “monumental salaries and allowances.”

Oyebola said the recent outburst of the federal legislators by the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), was just one of many criticisms that had trailed the lawmakers over the years but to which they had turned deaf ears.

“It is also strange, unthinkable and very disheartening that a senator, not minding the grinding poverty of Nigerians, earns $1.7m a year, which is far higher than the $400,000 yearly income of the United States’ President, whose stupendous country is the richest in the world. Even a member of the House of Representatives also earns more than the American President. What a tragic and pathetic situation!

“Worse still, each of our National Assembly members earns more than the British Prime Minister, while the pay of a member of Ghana’s unicameral legislature is a very small fraction of our House of Representatives’ member jumbo pay of more than N10m in a month, let alone the monumental quarterly allowances that have led to serious public outcry.

“The multi-million naira earned by the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives even worse, more outrageous and mind-boggling,”‎ he said.

Oyebola noted that despite their modest pay, compared to the Nigerian federal lawmakers, the legislators in Ghana worked harder and “have minimal absenteeism,” while they had also done much to sustain their country’s democracy, “which is a model for many African countries.”

Oyebola called for a 90 per cent cut in the earnings of Nigerian elected public officials, saying with that they would still be richer than their counterparts in the US and the UK.

He added, “As suggested below, for the National Assembly, the President, ministers, state governors, state legislators, chairmen of local governments and councillors should have their pay and allowances reduced to 10 per cent of their present earnings. If effected, each senator’s present earnings of N15m a month will be reduced to N1.5m or N18m a year. A similar 90 per cent reduction should be effected from the pay of members of the House of Representatives.”

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43 Comments

43 Comments

  1. Dennis Arinze

    October 10, 2017 at 9:00 am

    That is why Nigeria can’t move forward

  2. Chinedu Gloria

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  3. Kayode Masha

    October 10, 2017 at 2:34 am

    …..and produce nothing for Nigeria, and still steal money and fight for contracts.

  4. Isaacs Ikemba

    October 10, 2017 at 1:45 am

    Billionaire Senators.

  5. Chuck Samson

    October 10, 2017 at 12:44 am

    Thieves

  6. Nkonye Chibu Ugwonu

    October 9, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    Its heartbreaking. Yet many of them are just yes members. Just be on your seat and later collect your allowance and at the end of the month, collect your salary. They’re refusing to review it, its only God that can intervene in Nigeria against the high level of atrocities by our politicians

  7. McChuqs Kings

    October 9, 2017 at 9:42 pm

    Criminals

  8. Uche Chidiebere Joe

    October 9, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    I want them to even sell Nigeria, I love you senators God bless you, loot till the last drop. One man came to challenge the statuesque, many jumbies came against him because these senators are their tribes men, idiots complaining. Up saraki and his cojobbers, una weldon. Aragagba ndiara

  9. Ezinwa Na Ukwa

    October 9, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    So u don’t Nigeria government is full of corrupts n fraudster’s?

  10. Albert Emmanuel

    October 9, 2017 at 8:21 pm

    Bunch of criminals

  11. Ejiro Obasi

    October 9, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Thieves

  12. James Lar

    October 9, 2017 at 6:11 pm

    Loot

  13. Tochi Boiy

    October 9, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    Thief’s… This is the reason why they said Nigerian unity is not negotiable…

  14. Prince Gaiser Osagie - Erese

    October 9, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Ben Bruce thinks senators are better than Nigerians. So, they should grab everything.

  15. Ejike Okol

    October 9, 2017 at 5:12 pm

    POOR man steal biscuit all the newspaper in Nigeria will publish it and he get 10 yrs inprisoment But when pen robbers strike Nigeria and loot billions of dollars no one talks

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    October 9, 2017 at 4:03 pm

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  17. Donald Billy

    October 9, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    That is why the send soldiers to kill their citizen when ever they agitate for anything in that zoological republic called Nigeria. It’s a pity for those shouting one Nigeria

  18. Duru Chinedu

    October 9, 2017 at 3:00 pm

    What do expect from the zoo?

  19. Kelvin Ikiogha Ebidah

    October 9, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    how much buhari dey recieve ?

  20. Kelvin Ikiogha Ebidah

    October 9, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    how much buhari dey recieve ?

  21. Faddy Valine

    October 9, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Criminals thieves , vagabonds after they will come out and that they’re fighting for corruption, idiots fools. Nigeria don’t steady water, electricity

  22. Faddy Valine

    October 9, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    After they will want America and European to help them, please American and European stop giving nigeria government any help the money goes in private pocket

    • Usman Mai Nema

      October 9, 2017 at 1:15 pm

      even if igbos were given the opportunity to rule the federal government?you still have this in mind?

    • Faddy Valine

      October 9, 2017 at 1:48 pm

      Idiot go to hell

    • Faddy Valine

      October 9, 2017 at 1:49 pm

      The animal called Buhari has divided the zoo

    • Faddy Valine

      October 9, 2017 at 1:50 pm

      We biafra don’t want your fuckin president, alamajirs

  23. Cynthia Jacob

    October 9, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Unbelievable
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  24. Wilson Ejekwu

    October 9, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    How much does our president earn, lower or higher than Trump, I also need to know.

  25. Emeka Unity

    October 9, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    Welcome to zoo republic of Nigeria

  26. Okoye Samuel Ugochukwu

    October 9, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    Nigeria is a zoo made by British government

  27. Kingsley Istanbul Vam

    October 9, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    In d zoo u see it

  28. Napoleon Ogenewegba Eyeyon

    October 9, 2017 at 12:10 pm

  29. Prince Charlie

    October 9, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    And we allow all these rubbish ,and yet the political class can not pay our police ,our medical doctors etc . This must stop.

  30. Christopher Ochini

    October 9, 2017 at 11:42 am

    Very wrong

  31. Ndubuisi Morris

    October 9, 2017 at 11:07 am

    #MazBriza if you count yourself among this fool call #AmbAliu his curse will follow you. So since we must bring Evans into this, then you and that fool is trying to tell us that your Senators are Kidnappers, Interesting!

  32. Ndubuisi Morris

    October 9, 2017 at 10:48 am

    #AmbAliuOlalekanAbayomi senseless fool and idiot. What has Evans got to do with this News? Is Evans among your criminal senators and government whom you are trying to cover their atrocities by diverting to Evans. Your hate for anything Igbo will bring your doom, you and your likes will suffer for supporting this Evil government. You are so disgusting to be called a human. Fool

    • Maz Briza

      October 9, 2017 at 11:00 am

      Lol but he his also a criminal that what make’s him important in this discussion

  33. Amb Aliu Olalekan Abayomi

    October 9, 2017 at 9:57 am

    Evans almost escaped from CELL using mobile phones smuggled to him via inside LOAVES of bread,he almost escaped from the CELL in Abuja.he used the phones to coordinate his escape bid with some of his gangs still outside. He was bribe his CELL guards between $50,000-$100,000 unknown to him all the conversations were captured/Intercepted by the IGP Intelligent Office Unit and the escape bid punctured and all the phones seized and the cooperating guards arrested. That Evans the kidnapper is an Ogbonge CRIMINAL

  34. Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu Frank

    October 9, 2017 at 9:55 am

    Nigeria don’t have leaders but criminals Dictatorship government who kill more than boko haram and fulanis terrorist

  35. Fred Evbota

    October 9, 2017 at 9:47 am

    That’s why the are afraid to challenge the president over poor leadership style. Our senators don no there job period.

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