Angry Senators Plot Against Shehu Sani For Exposing Their Monthly Allowance of N13.5Million

Senator Shehu Sani has angered a number of his colleagues for lifting the veil on the N13.5million illegal allowances members of the upper legislative chambers receive each month in addition to their legitimate salaries and allowances.

Some lawmakers who spoke to PT but asked not to be named said the revelation by Senator Sani has damaged the reputation of the federal legislature while possibly pitting constituents against their representatives.

The aggrieved senators and members of the House of Reps said some of their colleagues were already discreetly working out modalities to deal with Senator Sani.

The senator had in an interview with TheNews revealed that he and his colleagues receive N13.5 million monthly as “running cost”, aside a N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances which they also receive.

Sani’s revelation is the first by a lawmaker from the Senate since the clamour by Nigerians for a full disclosure of lawmakers’ earnings.

The revelation has sparked widespread anger among Nigerians who had always criticised the lawmakers for arbitrarily allocating jumbo pay to themselves at a time the country remained in dire need of funds for developmental projects.

Ironically, Sani’s colleagues are criticising him for coming clean on the secret allowances lawmakers receive while majority of Nigerians wallow in poverty.

To punish him, some Senators plan to prevail on Bukola Saraki to stop inviting him for "their" secret meetings, especially those where money matter might be discussed.

culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog