We are paid N21m per month, Senator Kawu reveals
The lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has revealed that senators are paid the sum of N21m per month as the cost of running their office.
In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Kawu said the official pay of N1 million fixed by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) drops to around N600,000 after deductions.
However, he added that other allowances elevate their total pay to N21 million per month.
The lawmaker said the allowances include office running, newspaper money, local travel and others.
Lindaikejisblog reported that Kawu made the revelation a day after RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu said senators only get N1.06m monthly.
But in his BBC Hausa interview, Kawu said, “The amount of salary received per month is less than N1 million. If there are cuts, it comes back to about N600,000. In the Senate, each senator is given N21 million every month as the cost of running his office.”
