A new investigation by Punch revealed that members of the National Assembly receive far more allowances under different other categories.
It should be noted that the news that each senator has N506,600 per annum as wardrobe allowance shocked Nigerians.
Wardrobe allowance covers the whole four-year tentermure, while housing allowances are paid on a yearly basis.
The fresh investigation exposed that senators’ allowances equaled N18,642,880 on annual basis.
In all, the payment each senator gets is nine times more than his yearly wage.
A senator’s salary is fixed at N2,026,400 annualy.
Each member of the National Assembly is enabled to 19 different allowances.
These payments comprise vehicle maintenance and fuelling; domestic staff, entertainment, utilities, personal assistant, constituency, wardrobe, house maintenance, newspapers, recess, accommodation, furniture, severance, tour duty, special assistant, security, legislative aide and medical.
The document which is listed all allowances is the Remuneration Package for Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders.
On an yearly basis, the 107 senators get N1,994,788,160 as allowances. Only 107 senators are eligible for these allowances.
The Senate President and Deputy president receive less allowances because most of their needs are fully given for by the state.
For members of the House, the annual payments are about eight times bigger than their yearly wages.
While the annual salary of a House member is about N1,985,212.50, the annual allowances add up to N15,286,135.25.
This means that the 358 members of the House (without the speaker and the deputy speaker) receive N5,472,436,419.5 every year.
Meanwhile, the allowances have categories. Some are regular while others are irregular.
There are also other allowances not comprised in this calculation that are paid not at any fixed periods but as many times as they happen in the year.
Ultimately, both senators and Reps are paid the same proportions of their salaries as allowances, excluding the constituency allowance where senators are paid 250 % while Reps get 100 % of their yearly salaries.
Vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance is 75 %; domestic staff, 75 %; entertainment, 30 %; utilities, 30 %; wardrobe, 25 %; newspapers, 15 %; house maintenance, 5 %; and personal aides, 25 %.
Consequently for a senator the vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance adds up to N1,519,800; domestic staff, N1,519,800; entertainment, N607,920; utilities, N607,920; wardrobe, N506,600; newspapers, N303,960; house maintenance, N101,320; constituency, N5,066,000; personal assistant, N506,600.
For a member of the House of Representatives, the vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance moves toward N1,488,909.40; domestic staff, N1,488,909.40; entertainment, N595,563.75; utilities, 595,563.75; wardrobe, N496,303.12; newspapers, N303,960; house maintenance, N99,260.62; constituency, N1,985,212.50; and personal aide, N496,303.12.
The irregular allowances comprise housing allowance, 200 % of the Reps annual salaries; furniture allowance, 300 %; recess allowance, 10 % and severance allowance, 300 %.
Housing allowance legislators receive once a year. Furniture allowance is paid once in four years and recess allowance lawmakers get on recess and they go on recess four times in a year. Severance allowance is at the end of the four-year tenure.
The housing allowance of a senator is N4,053,800. The furniture allowance is N6,079,200. On annualized basis, the furniture allowance is N1,519,800. The recess allowance comes to N810,560 if they go on recess four times a year. The severance allowance is N6,079,200. On annual basis, it comes down to N1,519,800.
For Reps, the housing allowance is N3,970,425. The furniture allowance is N5,955,637.50. Annually, the furniture allowance comes down to N1, 488,909.38. Also, recess allowance comes up to N794, 084. The severance allowance is N5,955,637.50. On annual basis, it comes down to N1,488,909.38.
There are other allowances that the legislators are not paid directly but given and paid for by the government.
The legislators are also provided to tour duty allowance and estacode whenever they travel out of Nigeria. For a senator, the tour duty allowance is N37,000 per night while the estacode is $950 per night.
For a Rep, the tour duty allowance is N35,000 per night while the estacode is $900 per night.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/468343-new-investigation-reveals-real-alowances-of-nass-members.htmlIt should be noted that the news that each senator has N506,600 per annum as wardrobe allowance shocked Nigerians.
Wardrobe allowance covers the whole four-year tentermure, while housing allowances are paid on a yearly basis.
The fresh investigation exposed that senators’ allowances equaled N18,642,880 on annual basis.
In all, the payment each senator gets is nine times more than his yearly wage.
A senator’s salary is fixed at N2,026,400 annualy.
Each member of the National Assembly is enabled to 19 different allowances.
These payments comprise vehicle maintenance and fuelling; domestic staff, entertainment, utilities, personal assistant, constituency, wardrobe, house maintenance, newspapers, recess, accommodation, furniture, severance, tour duty, special assistant, security, legislative aide and medical.
The document which is listed all allowances is the Remuneration Package for Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders.
On an yearly basis, the 107 senators get N1,994,788,160 as allowances. Only 107 senators are eligible for these allowances.
The Senate President and Deputy president receive less allowances because most of their needs are fully given for by the state.
For members of the House, the annual payments are about eight times bigger than their yearly wages.
While the annual salary of a House member is about N1,985,212.50, the annual allowances add up to N15,286,135.25.
This means that the 358 members of the House (without the speaker and the deputy speaker) receive N5,472,436,419.5 every year.
Meanwhile, the allowances have categories. Some are regular while others are irregular.
There are also other allowances not comprised in this calculation that are paid not at any fixed periods but as many times as they happen in the year.
Ultimately, both senators and Reps are paid the same proportions of their salaries as allowances, excluding the constituency allowance where senators are paid 250 % while Reps get 100 % of their yearly salaries.
Vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance is 75 %; domestic staff, 75 %; entertainment, 30 %; utilities, 30 %; wardrobe, 25 %; newspapers, 15 %; house maintenance, 5 %; and personal aides, 25 %.
Consequently for a senator the vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance adds up to N1,519,800; domestic staff, N1,519,800; entertainment, N607,920; utilities, N607,920; wardrobe, N506,600; newspapers, N303,960; house maintenance, N101,320; constituency, N5,066,000; personal assistant, N506,600.
For a member of the House of Representatives, the vehicle maintenance and fuelling allowance moves toward N1,488,909.40; domestic staff, N1,488,909.40; entertainment, N595,563.75; utilities, 595,563.75; wardrobe, N496,303.12; newspapers, N303,960; house maintenance, N99,260.62; constituency, N1,985,212.50; and personal aide, N496,303.12.
The irregular allowances comprise housing allowance, 200 % of the Reps annual salaries; furniture allowance, 300 %; recess allowance, 10 % and severance allowance, 300 %.
Housing allowance legislators receive once a year. Furniture allowance is paid once in four years and recess allowance lawmakers get on recess and they go on recess four times in a year. Severance allowance is at the end of the four-year tenure.
The housing allowance of a senator is N4,053,800. The furniture allowance is N6,079,200. On annualized basis, the furniture allowance is N1,519,800. The recess allowance comes to N810,560 if they go on recess four times a year. The severance allowance is N6,079,200. On annual basis, it comes down to N1,519,800.
For Reps, the housing allowance is N3,970,425. The furniture allowance is N5,955,637.50. Annually, the furniture allowance comes down to N1, 488,909.38. Also, recess allowance comes up to N794, 084. The severance allowance is N5,955,637.50. On annual basis, it comes down to N1,488,909.38.
There are other allowances that the legislators are not paid directly but given and paid for by the government.
The legislators are also provided to tour duty allowance and estacode whenever they travel out of Nigeria. For a senator, the tour duty allowance is N37,000 per night while the estacode is $950 per night.
For a Rep, the tour duty allowance is N35,000 per night while the estacode is $900 per night.
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