Barley 5 days after LEADERSHIP solely reported that the Home of Representatives was but to disburse the N540 million realised from the slashing of members’ 50 % within the final 5 months, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has introduced {that a} complete of N704.98 million contributed for entire six months interval will likely be handed over to President Bola Tinubu for disbursement to the struggling poor Nigerians.
LEADERSHIP Sunday, one of many weekly titles, had revealed that fifty per cent of every lawmaker’s fundamental wage of N600,000 monthly interprets to N300,000 monthly.
This suggests that the entire Home would contribute N108 million month-to-month and N540 million for the 5 months already lined.
Some senior officers of the Nationwide Meeting paperwork had confirmed to LEADERSHIP Sunday that the full quantity deducted from the lawmakers’ salaries had not been disbursed to the focused beneficiaries.
However upon resumption of plenary yesterday, Abbas defined that the donation will likely be handed over to President Bola Tinubu on December 31, 2024.
The Home had on July 18, adopted an modification to a movement of pressing public significance, proposed by the Deputy Speaker of the Home Hon. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) that lawmakers ought to contribute 50% of their month-to-month wage of N600,000 to help Nigerians throughout these difficult instances.
The speaker stated: “In case you recall, about 5 months in the past, we determined to contribute half of our salaries to handle the important wants of the Nigerian individuals. I’m comfortable to tell you that to this point, we’ve got contributed N704,907,578.82.
“On December 31, I’ll lead a delegation of management handy over the cash to the President for the unique use of the weak Nigerians who actually need it.
“The contributions you made spotlight the steadfastness and dedication of members to addressing the important wants of Nigerians,” he famous.
