Nigerian Senators’ Monthly Paycheck Revealed by Revenue Commission

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disclosed that every one of the 109 senators in the National Assembly receives a monthly remuneration package totaling N1,063,860 million, comprising both salary and various allowances.

RMAFC chairman, Mohammed Bello Shehu made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday.

He said the clarification was necessary in view of the recent statement made by Senator Shehu Sani, who was reported to have disclosed to the public that each senator collects monthly running cost of N13.5 million in addition to the monthly N750, 000.00 prescribed by RMAFC.

The commission gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as:

• Basic Salary – ₦168,866:70
• Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance – ₦126,650:00; Personal
• Assistant – ₦42,216:66
• Domestic Staff -₦126,650:00
• Entertainment – ₦50,660:00
• Utilities – ₦50,660:00
• Newspapers/Periodicals – ₦25,330:00
• Wardrobe – ₦42,216,66:00
• House Maintenance – ₦8,443.33:00
• Constituency Allowance – ₦422,166:66; respectively.

Shehu said RMAFC does not have the constitutional powers to enforce compliance with the proper implementation of the remuneration package of lawmakers.

“This lacuna is, however, being addressed by the National Assembly,” he said.

The RMAFC chief also said some allowances are regular while others are non-regular.

“Regular allowances are paid regularly with basic salary while non-regular allowances are paid as when due.

“For instance, Furniture allowance (₦6,079,200:00) and Severance Gratuity (₦6,079,200:00) are paid once in every tenure and Vehicle allowance (₦8,105,600:00) which is optional is a loan which the beneficiary has to pay before leaving office,” he added.