The House of Representatives has explained why it is yet to donate half of its members’ salaries as promised.
In July, members of the House agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment.
This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians in view of the hardship.
In a statement on Wednesday, Rotimi Akin, spokesperson of the lower chamber of the National Assembly, reaffirmed the commitment of the House to the 50 per cent deduction in their salary.
“We acknowledge and regret that this resolution was not implemented by the bureaucracy as intended for the month of July.
“Resolutions of the House are ratified when the votes and proceedings of plenary are adopted on the next legislative day. Consequently, the bureaucracy was only formally instructed on July 23,” the spokesperson said.
According to him, the delay in the implementation was due to necessary administrative procedures and coordination with financial institutions.
He added that instructions for adjusting salaries had since been issued and would be enforced moving forward to ensure its pledge is fully realised.
“We acknowledge and regret that this resolution was not implemented by the bureaucracy as intended for the month of July.
“Resolutions of the House are ratified when the votes and proceedings of plenary are adopted on the next legislative day. Consequently, the bureaucracy was only formally instructed on July 23,” the spokesperson said.
According to him, the delay in the implementation was due to necessary administrative procedures and coordination with financial institutions.
He added that instructions for adjusting salaries had since been issued and would be enforced moving forward to ensure its pledge is fully realised.
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