The management of the National Assembly has reacted to the controversial enjoyment allowance paid to Senators and members of the House of Representatives before they embarked on a long recess last week Monday.
In a statement, the Secretary, of Research and Information, Ali Umoru, said the payment to the lawmakers in the upper and lower legislative chambers were budgeted for in the 2023 Appropriation Act as part of the running cost of the office of each Senator of the 10th Assembly.
Umoru who argued that the development has been standard practice, noted that the funds are utilized to facilitate various activities that directly contribute to effective representation, legislative activities and other initiatives aimed at serving the interests of the people.
Meanwhile, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun Central Senatorial District, David Aderinokun said N2 million doled out to lawmaker if converted to dollars only amounts to two thousand dollars, which he said is little for a family man to cater for his household.
Recall that the Senate President Godwill Akpabio, had informed the senators that the Clerk to the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, had wired money into their individual bank accounts in order to enjoy their annual holiday.
