Group Harps On Reduction Of NASS members jumbo salaries

In other to have a better economy, Activists For Good Governance has urged government to help reduce the National Assembly members jumbo salaries and put back into the economy, to make Nigeria better off.

Speaking to our correspondent yesterday, in Lagos, the Activists For Good Governance President, Comrade Declan Ihekaire, said the jumbo pay of NASS members should be slashed and put back into the economy to make Nigerians  better off and there won't be any need for many Nigerians to migrate through illegal means or engage in all sort of illegal acts in other countries for survival.

"These jumbo pay comes in when one talk of housing, furniture, newspaper, fuelling of cars, domestic aids totalling about 15 items, and these items if summed up accumulate to 13.5million naira monthly per senator. Aside this is a monthly salary of N750,000,per month which is outrightly too much as Nigerian Parliament  members are the highest paid of all parliamentarians worldwide.

According to him, findings through contacts from some former and serving NASS members have revealed this worrisome fact.

The National Assembly is made up of 469 members of which 360 are House of representatives members, while 109 are senators. The 9th National Assembly members receiving 4.68 billion welcome packages is worrisome as facts on ground shows that the 9th Assembly is majority occupied by change mantras.

He implored NASS members  to  have good conscience and reduce their take home for the good of this country as it is time, those leading us in this country have rebirth of thought, conscience and a mind set to serve the interest of the Nation call Nigeria, he said.