Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Senate stands down proposal for 30% pay cut after a stormy closed-door session..

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The senate on Wednesday shut down a proposal to cut their salaries and allowances by 30 per cent after a stormy closed door session.
The proposal was stood down for “additional input” but further detail was not given on what the additional input was.
Senate president,  Bukola Saraki, on June 25 had set up the committee to review the finance of the upper chamber of the national assembly following protests over the alleged N9 billion wardrobe allowance for lawmakers.
Saraki promised that the salaries and allowances of members of the senate would be reviewed to meet current economic realities.
‎The committee, which is chaired by James Manager (Delta South), submitted its report last Thursday.
The session to debate the committee’s report was kept out of the public eye.
The private session ended two hours later and Saraki announced afterwards that the report recommending a pay cut for the lawmakers would be “stood down” for additional input.
Source: The Cable

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