A former speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said his total allowance in office was N25 million and salary N400,000 monthly.
Dogara said the clarification was necessary following public misconception that members of the National Assembly earned huge salaries and allowances.
Yakubu Dogara was the Speaker of the 8th Assembly. He was speaking during a Goodwill message at the two days ‘House Open Week 2024’ organised by the House of Representatives as part of the celebration of 25 years of unbroken democracy in the country,
He said further that the misconception of huge salaries and allowances by Nigerians had given the National Assembly a negative image, to the extent that lawmakers were called thieves at public fora.
Dogara said it was important Nigerians allowed their representatives to work and limit the financial demands on them .
The former speaker said he suffered the same fate as a member of the House of Representatives and as speaker because of the belief by Nigerians that lawmakers collect millions as salaries and allowances monthly at the expense of Nigerian workers.
Dogara noted that, his salary was N400,000 while he had the sum of N25 million monthly as the Speaker of the 8th Assembly.