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A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said lawmakers’ monthly earnings can not last them for more than three days.
This was as he urged the legislators to open their finances to dispel the insinuation that they were taking a humongous monthly salary.
Dogara made this disclosure while speaking at the first-ever legislative open week of the House in Abuja.
According to the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, his monthly salary was less than N400,000 during his time as a Rep member, while his monthly allowance as a presiding officer was N25 million, stressing that the lawmakers’ earnings have been on the front burner for a while even though their allowances cannot last them for more than three days.
He said, “While I was a Speaker, my salary was less than N400,000. I don’t know if it has been increased now. My total impress was N25 million, and I told my accountant to open a separate account for the impress, and I never for once took any money out of that account. Everything that came into that account was used to cater to the needs of constituents.
“My accountant complained of the level of demand on the account, and I told him if the money there is finished, borrow it. When money comes, you return it to where you had taken money from.
