How much do federal legislators earn?
It was by all standards meant to be an innocuous gathering as part of the celebration of the 47th birthday of Barrister Opeyemi Bamidele, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy. At best, organisers must have planned to use it as another podium to educate the electorate in Nigeria. Hence, legal luminary, Professor Itse Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was invited to deliver a lecture on “Legislating for Common Good: Contemporary Issues & Perspective.” If educating the electorate was the motive, the organisers hit the bull’s eye. The outcome of the event has now put the Nigeria Legislature, especially, the National Assembly (NASS) once again, on the spot light. The questions on the lips of many Nigerians now are: Exactly how much does a federal lawmaker earn? How much does a senator or a House of Representatives member earn per month and per annum? People’s interest in knowing the exact take home of the federal lawmakers has soared after Sagay at the event daz
