Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment.

This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians in view of the hardship in the land.


Kalu’s amended prayer was to a motion by Rep Isiaka Ayokunle calling on proponents of the planned nationwide protests to jettison the idea and engage the government in dialogue.

The deputy Speaker said the salary cut is to be used to support federal government’s efforts to address rising cost of food stuffs in the country with the view to ameliorating the hardship Nigerians are going through.

Daily Trust reports that by slashing their salaries by 30%, the 360 lawmakers will be sacrificing N108 million monthly for the next six months.

The motion was adopted and referred to the committees on Humanitarian Affairs, Finance and Budget for compliance.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/BREAKING-Reps-Slash-Salaries-By-50%-Over-Nationwide-Hunger

Cut salary but purchase brand new cars and jets. Who Una wan deceive with this.
They know something is cooking and the planned protests would be massive if something is not done to nip it in the bud. Only the miscreants like yarimo and hellnius here on nairaland think otherwise.

Definition of playing.

They will still re-embezzle it. Coz misappropriation of funds is legal in Nigeria with zero penalty

No, it doesn't work like that. Everybody should be on civil servants salary structure.

Na by slashing? U steal 10 billion, refund I million

Jokers for six months

Animals

Their salary is peanut! The problem is their allowances. Their salary could be 500k but when you sum all their allowances, you see them earning 15 million per month.

Good development. Others should follow suit. From the president down to the councillors.

They shouldequallycut downon the allowances they receive not only for six months but indefinitely.

Salary or total take home pay? Which kind rubbish be this

Salary of a rep member is less than 500k total take home pay is 13.5 million

We need them to share their last three months and next three months bank statements so we can confirm. Mtchew

Audio slash. All because protest fear

SmartPolician:
Their salary is peanut! The problem is their allowances. Their salary could be 500k but when you sum all their allowances, you see them earning 15 million per month.

More like they shud cancel allowances 4 dem. Lets be in the storm 2geda..na d money make some dey show interest for the job not becoz dey knw the job.

Mofos saying Yea and Nay only on useless subjects for 4 years.

Na our military dey f*ck up aswear

Ebimpawa ooooooo Tinubu

Natbrowny:
Definition of playing.

They will still re-embezzle it. Coz misappropriation of funds is legal in Nigeria with zero penalty

You’re disgusting.

If it happened in any other country, you wouldn’t be saying all this.

You would be screaming their praises to high heavens and attacking Nigerian leaders for not doing the same.

Now they’ve done it, but your devil head has found another problem.

Ok slash slash people

Quintessence44:


You’re disgusting.

If it happened in any other country, you wouldn’t be saying all this.

You would be screaming their praises to high heavens and attacking Nigerian leaders for not doing the same.

Now they’ve done it, but your devil head has found another problem.

Ok
Call me disgusting, call me devil, call me stupid.

We are all here when they deny the news.

I shud sing praises without real evidence. Infact call me more names. I gat no issues with you. Peace ✌️