The senator representing Kano South Sumaila Kawu has accused ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of introducing corruption to the National Assembly. Obasanjo had last week accused the lawmakers of fixing their salaries and allowances amid the biting economic hardship in Nigeria.
But Kawu, who has been in the news recently over his comment about what the federal lawmakers receive, faulted Obasanjo’s remark.
“When you are talking about corruption, it is Obasanjo who introduced corruption into the National Assembly,” Senator Kawu said on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sport doubled down on his claims. “I have proof because it is his government and his associates who corrupted some members of the National Assembly for them to alter the Constitution for him to continue [to contest for a third term as president],” he said on the show.
The salaries and allowances of lawmakers have been shrouded in secret, triggering heated debates.
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) states that each senator earns N1 million amid calls to know what lawmakers take home.
Days after the comment, Senator Kawu, however, said each senator takes home N21 million monthly.
A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central also shared a similar sentiment, calling for transparency in what the National Assembly members earn.
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