In a statement, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu challenged anyone with credible evidence to present contrary facts, describing any suggestion that the National Assembly fixes its salaries as uncharitable and satanic.
Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial Distric,t in the 10th NASS said the red chamber only receives the salary allocated to it by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission ,RMAFC, in line with the constitution noting that no Senator has received any financial patronage from the Presidency.
The Lawmaker clarified that the constituency projects often linked to the legislature are merely suggested and nominated by Senators, following practices common in other democracies worldwide.
Recall, that Obasanjo, Nigeria’s democratically elected President from May 1999 to May 2007, said it was immoral for federal lawmakers to determine their salaries and allowances. Instead, he said, the RMAFC should be saddled with this responsibility.