Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said the salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly are the lowest among their peers in the world.
He said the monthly Salary of a Senator was N1.5 million while that of a member of the House of Representatives was N1.3 million.
He stated this in a paper presented at the First Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja.
Lawan also.said that the average office running cost for a senator is about N13m, while that of a member of the House of Representatives is N8m.
He said the quarterly office-running cost for the Nigeria lawmakers were the lowest of any presidential democracy in the world.
He said, “The total salary of a member of the Senate is about N1.5m while that of the House of Representatives is about N1.3m.
“The quarterly office allowance for legislators is what is erroneously conflicted with a monthly income to create confusion and mislead Nigerians.
“The average office running cost for a senator is about N13m while that of a member of the House of Representatives is N8m.”
