Despite receiving more than N13 billion in salaries, allowances and benefits that clearly positions members of the Nigerian Senate as the world’s best paid lawmakers, at least 35 serving senators have not listed a single Bill in their name since taking office in 2011, an investigation by The Nigerian Telegraph has shown.

Between 2011 and June 2013, each senator drew about N400 million in salaries, allowances, and self-allocated bonuses, according to details of lawmakers’ allowances, as well as listed earnings for federal lawmakers stipulated by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

For the 35 members, the sum for two years totals N13.2 billion, and N41 billion for all 109 members.

But while a majority of the lawmakers have made fair efforts at delivering in their primary lawmaking duties, sponsoring at least one Bill between June 2011 and June 2013, 35 of them have posted not one.

In that duration, 74 senators, an impressive figure relative to past years, sponsored and followed through with a minimum of at least one legislation apiece. A few presented more than a dozen Bills, with the Senate Majority Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba(PDP, Cross River), sponsoring the highest number, 25.

Other Senators, each with a minimum of 10 Bills are Ben Ayade (PDP Cross Rivers state) – 18 Bills; Ita Enang, (PDP Akwa Ibom) – 13 Bills; Dominic Obende, (ACN Edo) – 12 Bills; Smart Adeyemi, (PDP Kogi) – 11 Bills; and Ifeanyi Okowa, (PDP Delta) – 11 Bills.

At the bottom of the ranking are two states – Zamfara and Borno – with none of their Senators presenting a single Bill in two years.

The figures, provided by the Senate’s Business and Rules committee, which catalogues each member’s legislative activities from Bills, motions to petitions, appear a fresh justification for Nigerians’ perennial concern about how much their representatives at the National Assembly actually deliver to justify their huge annual earnings.

Each Senator, according to RMAFC, is entitled to N8.2 million annually or N683,000 monthly as salaries. This salaries are exclusive of allowances such as estacodes, cars and furniture.

But the comprehensive compensation runs far higher into several millions per quarter of a year, as the legislators also approve what they call “running cost” to themselves. For “running cost”, each senator currently draws N45 million quarterly – about N180 million annually, in addition to the “meagre” salary.

Lawmakers, weary of the public’s outrage over their pay, are often quick to cite the few hundreds of thousands monthly as nothing exceptional or deserving of the aggressive attention they receive.

But despite the huge pay, quite little has been delivered on legislation since 2011, according to the Business and Rules committee.

In all, 342 Bills have been presented to the Senate within the period; many of them, however, are non-member Bills sent either by the executive, for example, budget bills; or forwarded by the House of Representatives for concurrence.

Of that number, only 28 bills have been fully passed by the Senate. Again, out of that of number, 20 are executive-sponsored. So, effectively, senators have only delivered fully on eight bills after drawing over N41 billion in earnings since 2011.

more here>>> http://telegraphng.com/2013/07/35-senators-have-no-bills-in-two-years-to-show-for-over-n13b-in-earnings/

List out their names. We want to see those jonzers.

Lord hv mercy! Where goeth thou from here o nigeria?

Great job!!! We need to expose these morons, and eventually, rid ourselves completely of them and their cronies that parade as pastors and mallams. Enough is enough,

Just imagin

My GOD! See how these bastards are wasting money? And they say Nigeria is going broke? These ppl in government disgust me

Interesting to see that the best performing senators are from the PDP.

The fact is that many of these lawmakers don't know what their responsibilities are. What they know is there is the legislative arm of government, but naive of the constitutional responsiblities.

Zamfara(with the major bill passed by one of them is to legalise child marriage) and Borno(fighting against western education) again at the base of the pyramid!

Why are these states always on the mission of soiling our name?

Those without Bills in two years, as analysed by The Nigerian Telegraph, based on figures from the Senate committee on Business and Rules are:

[img]35 senators have no Bills in two[/img]

Things to note are that: Senator Yerima, who is at the centre of the Child’s Rights Act controversy has not presented a Bill since he became a Senator.

CHRIS NGIGE's name is there! And thats the f00l that wants to govern Anambra?

kingbang: CHRIS NGIGE's name is there! And thats the f00l that wants to govern Anambra?

they have just being bench warming accumulating money and waiting for the next general elections...

I have never even seen or read that they debated any law or bill. I may have missed whatever sessions were aired. . Just to shout aye or nay. Thunder fire all of them. SMH. They should be paid 50kobo. shior!

kingbang: CHRIS NGIGE's name is there! And thats the f00l that wants to govern Anambra?

does that make those that have a higher bill passed better than him?

look at Zamfara. Yerima has been asleep till it came to small girls. ROTFLMAO. Na wa o!!!

Tolexander: does that make those that have a higher bill passed better than him?

when he entered senate he said he was going there to make a difference.so pls what is the difference he has made?

you have to blame GEJ for this their laxity because afterall he is the number one citizen and the man at the top.

Same goes for all the non performing state house of assembly members. it is GEJ and patience.

maybe they nothing to contribute.

How can you make laws that affect the average nigerian when you do not live like one ?

kingbang: CHRIS NGIGE's name is there! And thats the f00l that wants to govern Anambra?

geeez:


As expected, there's no Lagos Senator in the list because we present the best.

Ngige is particularly disturbing because I recall be made a declaration when he was Senator-Elect that he will go there to make a difference. Maybe he meant in his fortunes

Why people felt this coup plotter, yes, coup plotter was going to do anything were dreaming. He joined in rigging the entire election in his state, from state assembly up to governor, which sent thieves and criminals to Abuja and Awka for YEARS.

Then the local hungry fools accepted his "victory" over Dora (because who wants that "trouble maker" there to challenge child marriage) and you see he is and will always be a rogue.

Too bad