The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has said that contrary to a statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spurious allegation, the 10th House of Reps is different from his era.
Agbese said this in Abuja on Sunday while reacting to Obasanjo’s comment, claiming that it was immoral for the House to determine its salaries and allowances for itself.
Obasanjo had said, “You are not supposed to fix your salaries or allowances; it is supposed to be done by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Responsibility Commission.
“With all due respect, you know it’s not right; it is not right for me to be the one to determine what I pay myself; it is immoral, and you are doing it; the Senate is doing it.”
Agbese, however, said that “the former president is wrong because the 10th House of Reps is different from his era.”
He said that…