In an interview on TVC Television, Daniel Bwala, the former spokesperson for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, argued that although there are legitimate reasons why civil servant salaries and those of members of the National Assembly cannot be compared, a senator does not make more than N1.6 million per month.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Daniel Bwala had said, “The idea is that their recruitment is for 4 years. So you see the disparity in terms of 35 years in service and 4 years. The second issue is that these are elected officers, so it is the construct of the constitution that provides that those whom we elect to represent us must be comfortable enough to represent our interest, but there is also an issue that is often misconstrued apart from the cars that lawmakers get, the lawmakers’ wages are consistent with Revenue Allocation Formula of the Federal Government, and I think that a Senator does not collect more than 1.6million Naira or thereabout as his monthly pay; but people often talk about probably….”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
According to a video on TVC Television’s YouTube Channel – https://youtu.be/ebOHVnlJKbY?si=tzyCvycBSxHetoOL