The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation and
Fiscal Allocation Commission, Mr. Elias Mbam, said on Wednesday that
each senator earns a yearly sum of N506, 600, per annum, as wardrobe
allowance.
Mbam, who paid a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in his office, said wardrobe
allowance was designed for public officers in order to assist them to dress properly.
He said the money, which was 25 per cent of their basic salaries, did not include housing and other allowances.
He
said, “It is 25 per cent of the basic salary for senators and if you
apply that, every senator will receive N506, 600 per annum. House of
Representatives members receive less but I don’t have the figure. It is
less than that.He pledged that his agency would soon
publish a comprehensive list of the allowances accruable to public
officers including the lawmakers, on its website to avoid
misinformation.
Saraki seized the occasion to warn
government agencies which were not remitting Federal Government’s
revenue to the Federation Account to desist because the current
administration would no longer condone such act.
He noted that non-compliance by agencies of government to remit revenue had brought major setback to governance.
He said the Senate would offer necessary
support to punish any erring agency that indulges in diverting
government revenue to illegal channels.
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