Ibrahim Isiaka, lawmaker representing Ifo/Ewekoro constituency in the House of Representatives, and the Vice- Chancellor, Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Kwara State, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, clashed over the earnings of the National Assembly members on Saturday.

The incident happened at the 10th annual symposium of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, B-zone, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Adedimeji, who was the guest lecturer at the event had declared that Nigerian parliament “is the most expensive in the world.”

Looking towards the direction of Isiaka, who stood in for Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of House of Representatives, the VC said, “With due respect to the Speaker of House of Representatives, Nigeria spends the highest amount of money on the legislators in the world and the national assembly consumes more money than any other parliament in the world.

“A unicameral legislature with two representatives from each state is sufficient. The national Assembly should have less than 100 members including Abuja.”

But Isiaka disagreed with the guest lecturer, saying, it was a wrong perception that the national assembly runs a very expensive legislature.

He said all the money budgeted for the national assembly was two percent of the total budget.

“The money being spent on the National Assembly, and when you say National Assembly, you are not talking about legislators, who are the lawmakers.”

“You are talking about the National Assembly Commission, you are talking about everything, all encompassing, is less than two per cent of total budget of this country, but, nobody, has ever looked at what is happening to the 98.per cent,” he said.

He, however, called for a total re-orientation of national core values, as a way to carve a new agenda for the country.

The state Governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Shuaib Salisu lauded the Muslim students society for organising the symposium at a critical time in the history of the country.

He maintained that the discussion about the unity and integration is everyone’s duty, adding that his administration will do all in its powers to support the Muslim society.

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chatinent:
Personal Republic of Nigeria.

A single lawmaker extorts over ₦100m monthly there; they have allowances for everything..even coughing allowances, and absentee allowances...and is still hovering about needing more.


They cannot stop the bloated salaries and allowances or they'll expose themselves and they'd be war because it would look like the person who wants to stop it is putting sand sand for their garri but enjoying yours.


These are the same people who found paying workers the minimum wage of ₦30k monthly (without any allowance attached) as a god-forbid.


Dear electorates,

These people don't give a damn about you; all of them! Why should they? Are you their children or bloodlines?


Stop arguing that this person is better than that person. They are all the same.

You fight over them. They dine together, laugh together, call it politics, and thumb-up any new poli-tricks from the opposition as a smart one.

Then they present it in the news to make it look as though there is an evident disparity among the masses the over-ambitious should consider.


You don't count to them!



Know this, have peace.

Man's government has failed.

Ovamboland:


I don't know who is more ignorant between you and the professor.

Total budget of NASS is 130bn which includes staff salaries and allowances for the 469 legislators. Your estimate of 100m monthly or 1.2bn each per annum is 560bn.

This is how you people spread false information with confidence and long post.

Sirjamo:
Nigeria is a poor Country, spending two percent of our annual budget on less than 500 people is a foolish thing to do.

Ovamboland:


I agree the percentage is significant, but emotions apart, if all the legislators start working for free, most Nigerians won't experience any noticable difference in their material well being. Our problem is far bigger than legislators salaries.

We can have a worthy discussion on whether the duties, responsibilities and obligations placed on legislators by our system is necessary going Forward or requires the huge cost we pay them for it. Should they maintain 2 offices each with full complement of staff, logistics, travels, etc. And should we continue to keep about 2000 staff working in the NASS complex.

No matter how we look at it the cost of running the legislature can't be zero.

Let's sound politically correct with knowledge.

Ovamboland:


Professor yeekpa! Why would Lagos and Kano agree to have the same influence on national laws like Bayelsa and Ekiti in a unicameral house?

How can you make 21m people equal to 2m people? And this is democracy?

It's true some people become more narrow minded as they climb the academic ladder.

Ovamboland:


I don't know who is more ignorant between you and the professor.

Total budget of NASS is 130bn which includes staff salaries and allowances for the 469 legislators. Your estimate of 100m monthly or 1.2bn each per annum is 560bn.

This is how you people spread false information with confidence and long post.

Ovamboland:


I agree the percentage is significant, but emotions apart, if all the legislators start working for free, most Nigerians won't experience any noticable difference in their material well being.

APCNig:
Okay.

Our dummy representative said two percent of national budget of two hundred million people being spent by less than five hundred idiots is wonderful. This representative is clearly a misfit and should be with motor park touts union

Ovamboland:


I don't know who is more ignorant between you and the professor.

Total budget of NASS is 130bn which includes staff salaries and allowances for the 469 legislators. Your estimate of 100m monthly or 1.2bn each per annum is 560bn.

This is how you people spread false information with confidence and long post.

chatinent:
Personal Republic of Nigeria.

A single lawmaker extorts over ₦100m monthly there; they have allowances for everything..even coughing allowances, and absentee allowances...and is still hovering about needing more.


They cannot stop the bloated salaries and allowances or they'll expose themselves and they'd be war because it would look like the person who wants to stop it is putting sand sand for their garri but enjoying yours.


These are the same people who found paying workers the minimum wage of ₦30k monthly (without any allowance attached) as a god-forbid.


Dear electorates,

These people don't give a damn about you; all of them! Why should they? Are you their children or bloodlines?


Stop arguing that this person is better than that person. They are all the same.

You fight over them. They dine together, laugh together, call it politics, and thumb-up any new poli-tricks from the opposition as a smart one.

Then they present it in the news to make it look as though there is an evident disparity among the masses the over-ambitious should consider.


You don't count to them!



Know this, have peace.

Man's government has failed.

AntiBMC:
The VC is totally right but as usual, nothing will be done about it. Few people will keep robbing the nation blind and watching the economy crumble to the ground because they can easily step into their private jets and run to another country.