In response to the widespread economic challenges in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has resolved to reduce their salaries by 50 percent. This decision was made during a plenary session on Thursday after adopting a motion of urgent public importance.
The motion, titled ‘An Appeal to the Proponents of Proposed Nationwide Protest to Maintain Peace, Eschew Violence and Open the Windows for Meaningful Engagements with Government at all Levels in Order to Address their Issues’, was sponsored by Ibrahim Isiaka from Ogun state.
Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu proposed the amendment, suggesting that legislators should make this sacrifice for the next six months. He initially stated that lawmakers earn N500,000 monthly, but Speaker Tajudeen Abbas corrected him, noting that their monthly salary is actually N600,000.
