Senate President, Bukola Saraki Reacts To The 9 Billion Naira Wardrobe Controversy, State That What Senators Get Is 560,000(Read)

Senator Bukola Saraki meeting with RMAFC who is responsible for National Assembly members wages.


Senate President Had a meeting with Members of RMAFC who are responsible for fixing of salaries this afternoon

During the meeting, RMAFC denies that wardrobe allowance is 9bn and states each Senator only gets over 500k per year for wardrobe allowance.

Senate President  later took to his official Twitter handle to clarify issues on the controversial 9 Billion Naira that has been trending on social media since yesterday

Read his tweets after the cut

1. Bukola Saraki (APC) ‏@bukolasaraki  15m15 minutes ago

   I have just being informed that RMFAC will be publishing details of allowances on their website #OpenNass

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2. Bukola Saraki (APC) ‏@bukolasaraki  24m24 minutes ago

   With the current challenges we are facing as a nation, RMFAC will be reviewing allowances to reflect the current economic trend. #Opennass
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6. And when asked by Tolu Ogunlesi when they intend doing that, this is what he replied

"I have asked them to do so in a matter of days and we should all follow up to keep them on their toes".