The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has revealed his salary and allowances when he was speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Vanguard News reported that Yakubu Dogara revealed the amount on Wednesday while speaking at the two-day House of Representatives open week celebration in Abuja.
Yakubu Dogara, a Nigerian politician and lawyer served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019.
Yakubu Dogara said; "While I was Speaker my salary was 400 thousand Naira and my total allowance was 25 million naira, I told my accountant to open a separate account for the allowances and I never for once took any money out of that account everything that came into that account was used to cater for the needs of constituents."
He added; “My accountant complained of the level of demand on the account and I told him if the money there is finished, borrow, and when money comes it you return to were you had taken money from."
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He stated further; “I am saying this so Nigerians will give their legislatures breathing space and know that the narrative is not true about members’ pay"
The recent statement by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara which was shared by Vanguard News on its verified Facebook page has generated a lot of reactions from many Nigerians on the social media platform.