ednut1:
only revolution can save nigeria. but who wan die

You have said it all

We are ruled by thieves

Ok

ijebuloaded:
The Initiator and Chairman, Movement for Nigeria’s Total Transformation, Chief Areoye Oyebola, has decried the non-responsiveness of Nigerian federal lawmakers to the widespread call for the downward review of their “monumental salaries and allowances.”

According to Oyebola, the recent criticism 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.

He recalled that he had raised the same issue in a publication, tagged, “Grave Issues Nigeria Must Tackle,” which was publicly presented at a gathering that had in attendance eminent Nigerians such as a former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola(SAN); human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN); and Prof. Pat Utomi.

Oyebola had, in the presentation, decried what he described as the insensitivity of the lawmakers, who he said, were living large in the midst of widespread poverty in the country.

He noted then that the earnings of the United States of America’s President were far lower than what a Nigerian lawmaker took home.

He had said, “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.”

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.”

He said the Ghanaian lawmakers were also more sensitive to the realities in their country, recalling that an attempt by them to have a raise in earnings in 2009 was immediately jettisoned following a public outcry.

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 said, “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.”

According to him, this is the only way to ensure that politics would no longer be a matter of do-or-die.

http://ijebuloaded.com/news-nigerian-senators-earn-trump-uk-pm-oyebola/

fake news how much be their salary

asksteve:
Y is it dat everyday we hear how our legislators r d highest paid in d world?
Its not dat I like d way tins r but let's ask ourselves, if legislators earn this much, wat does d executives earn?
Wat does d President earn? Cos surely they can't earn more than d president.
So let who-soever is giving us dis shit on legislators do same for d executive n judiciary so we can do a balanced comparison b4 complaining.
Cos in d end d biggest thief might even b d one orchestrating dis whole tin.

No need comparing, we know it all. If they like, they can hide any executive earning, let all of them just reduce their pay by 90%

This is 100% true

VIPERVENOM:
We already know that. Meanwhile Ben Bruce's tweet in 2015 vs his tweet now shows dat his salary has removed his common sense

He is right, Bruce represents his constituents not you.
I don't know why Nigerians will ignore the senator representing
them and start harrassing another one. Bruce is not the president!

what an irony, a senator in a country that is among the poorest countries in the world earn more than some leaders of richest countries in the world. The sad thing is that Nigerian workers are among the poor paid in the world.

asksteve:
Y is it dat everyday we hear how our legislators r d highest paid in d world?
Its not dat I like d way tins r but let's ask ourselves, if legislators earn this much, wat does d executives earn?
Wat does d President earn? Cos surely they can't earn more than d president.
So let who-soever is giving us dis shit on legislators do same for d executive n judiciary so we can do a balanced comparison b4 complaining.
Cos in d end d biggest thief might even b d one orchestrating dis whole tin.

Do you realise there is just one president and there are over 400 legislators? It is a thing to worry about.

babyfaceafrica:
Lolz...maybe..but how many of them is as rich as he is..

Mind you, Donald Trump didn't become Rich Through politics, unlike our senators and other politicians

wale0911:
We were promised a drastic reduction in cost of governance......

All promises cancelled - apc

Revolution is the way forward for this nation but I doubt if it will ever happen... Considering the fact that we have been divided
along religion, tribe and political inclination..

my question is who receives highest money between Nigeria law makers and Nigeria executive? cause nobody always compares the executive salary only the legislature. The truth is they all need a cut not only the legislature

nigerians r mumu na...they cant tackle their senators...they fear d use of army so much

Una wan spoil Dino's dream of buying a Lamborghini....abi dey don gree ni

Hmmmmmm. I dey here dey collect Onion salary... God bless my fatherland

What a country....somebody earning 15ml in a month while some is 10k ..May God shine his light upon us

Sir, the idiots actually earn more than YOUR senators...

Nigerians has A1 in suffering.
Even when u want to bail them they will oppose u

deji17:
Nigerians should unite in calling the Senate to review the salary of its members downward.

I concur.all those ridiculously outrageous allowances which I cant even remember their names should be cut down or totally cut off.70% of Nigeria's income alone goes into these lootors pockets and they claim to support change. Buhari that said his own salary would be cut down when he get into office is now the one covering up missing funds. I have said it times without numbers, these old fargots should go,let's give Younger bloods a chance.

I feel so sad..

Cutting down their salaries is not even the issue, the issue is when their salaries are finally cut down, what would they do with the excesses realised from their salaries or is it just cut down their salaries and the excesses go back to some other looters?

babyfaceafrica:
Lolz...maybe..but how many of them is as rich as he is..

none of them is rich as he is because he struggled for his money as a real estate mogul before he joined politics. he's not a foolish old cow like wretched Buhari that doesn't know how 25billion dollars escaped. thieves

Even the Bible has given us the solution to our problem which is to take what rightfully belong to us by force by violence. Nothing will change in this country not even another idiot coming in the next election to lie to us. If things must change in Nigeria, we need to overhaul the whole system by violent revolution and rebuild our political space with entirely different set of people and laws.

The Police, Army are the ones in btw the masses and the politicians preventing us from achieving this revolution even though they are the most affected earning peanuts as salary and guarding this politicians who do nothing to earn such ridiculous pay.

Buhari and APC have failed us. We must not make this mistake again.
How do we the people effect the reduction of these salary/allowance? Minimum wages them no gree increase but them dey milk the country dry.
Make I go find my the people whey dey represent both my home and work constituency...time to cause trouble.

this men earn more than 18 million, the man himself is bluffing

Law maker that doesn't make law is that one law maker.
Just imagine
I know how many cars Senator Melaye or what ever he calls himself has but I don't know of any law or bill he has passed.
This is shameful that someone like that flaunts his car collection more than his achievements in the senate other than being there and eating money

those men go home with atleast 100 million a month, I have come across a senators son that is not working spending 4million naira in a club and still brag that his dad has more money flowing in daily

They won't shoot their foot.
We can only complain and nothing will happen. .
No matter how hard the country is Nigerians will find a way to adapt and survive.