Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday revealed the salaries and emoluments of members of the National Assembly .
Lawan made this disclosure while presenting paper at the First Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies,
The Senate President said the monthly salary of a Senator was N1.5 million, while that of a member of the House of Representatives is N1.3 million, adding that N13 million thrown into the public space a few years back as the monthly salary of a Senator was actually their quarterly office running allowance.
He said: “The total salary of a member of the Senate is about N1.5 million, while that of the House of Representatives is about N1.3 million.
“The quarterly office allowance for legislators is what is erroneously conflicted with a monthly income to create confusion and mislead the Nigerians.
“The average office running cost for a senator is about N13 million, while that of a member of the House of Representatives is N8 million.”
Lawan’s lecture was titled: ‘The Legislature, Legislative Mandate and People – The Reality and the Public Perception.’
He said the N13 million and the N8 million quarterly office running cost for a member of the Senate and House of Representatives were the lowest in any presidential democracy in the world.
