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A Nigerian-born United States legislator representing Albany County in the 7th District of New York, Beroro Efekoro, has described the salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly as outrageous.
Beroro stated this in a statement in New York on Thursday, while reacting to the controversy surrounding the salaries and allowances payable to members of the National Assembly of Nigeria.
The claim that members of the National Assembly fixed their salaries reportedly surfaced during a visit by some members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, sparking widespread public concern.
The Senate, on Sunday, refuted the claim that National Assembly members fixed their own salaries and go home with huge pay.
However, according to a statement by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, each Senator collects a monthly salary and allowances of the sum of N1.063m.
In response, the US lawmaker stated that the explanation given by the Commission is just for the sake of formality.
He said, “The one who made the allegations was a former senator and knows how much he was receiving. Even the commission, the person who made the press statement, knows that the breakdown you have provided is what is on paper for the sake of formality.
