The Nigerian Senate has firmly refuted allegations that it plays a role in setting its own salaries or receives special financial packages from the Presidency.
These accusations reportedly surfaced during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, sparking widespread public debate.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Senate Spokesman Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South) dismissed the allegations as an effort to “crucify the legislature by the centurions of political hypocrisy.”
Adaramodu emphasized that no Senator has received any financial favors from the Presidency.
He explained that the constituency projects often associated with the legislature are merely proposed and nominated by Senators, following practices that are standard in democracies worldwide.
To clarify, Adaramodu stated that the Senate only receives the salary allocated by the Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal Allocation Commission, strictly in line with constitutional provisions.
He further challenged anyone with credible evidence to present it, labeling any claim that the National Assembly sets its own salaries as “uncharitable and satanic.”
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