He was reacting angrily to the news making round in the print and electronic medias that a whopping sum of 9billion have been earmarked for just the clothing or purported Wardrobe allowance for the Legislators. he insisted that such huge sum of money should be used instead for meaningful investment in the area of Job creation and poverty eradication he fumed angrily
you cannot promise to give 5000 naira to over 20 million unemployed Nigerians whereas just a handful of Legislators are smiling home with 9billion naira for cl
othes which i can obtain the best quality here in Aba at the rate of 3500 to 4000 naira a quality that can pass for Italian Clothes and shoes..
As a patriotic Nigeria i insist that this allowance be scrap and i will personally take care of the ward rope Needs of our legislators a scheme which will see each Legislator receiving as High as 50 high quality Aba clothes each with strong and durable shoes valued at 2500 naira each
Nigeria’s newly inaugurated National Assembly is set to receive a whopping 8.64 billion naira ($43 million) to spend on clothes.
Described as a wardrobe allowance, the amount will be split between both chambers of the National Assembly with the 109 members of the Senate receiving 21.5 million naira ($108,000) each while the 360 members of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, will each receive 17.5 million naira.
Aside from a wardrobe allowance, the National Assembly will also receive other furniture and car loan allowances. The furniture allowance will see 107 senators receive 650 million naira while 358 House of Representatives members will receive total of 2 billion naira. The lawmakers can also access car loans with senators possibly provided with 867 million naira and House of Representatives members provided with 2.8 billion naira in car loans. While ordinary members of both chambers get these allowances, two principal officers from each chamber, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House and their deputies will have furniture provided by the Federal Government.
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