Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has addressed the allegation that members of the National Assembly earn huge salaries and allowance.

In a video posted on YouTube by Channels TV, Dogara shared his experience when he was the speaker of the house of representatives. According to him, his total allowance was 25 million and while his salary was 400,0000. Dogara said he told his accountant to open separate account for the allowances and he never for any day temper with money in the account. He emphasized that all the allowances that was in the account was used to cater for the needs of his constituents.

He highlighted that the level of demand on the account was too much that he asked his accountant to borrow money that he will make replacement.

Dogara noted that it is important for Nigerians to allow the Representatives to work, adding that narrative that they earn high salaries is false.

He said, "While I was a speaker my allowance was 400 thousand 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 from the account and everything that came into that account was used to cater for the needs of constituents.

"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.

" I am saying this so Nigerians will give their legislatures breathing space and know that the narrative is not true about members' pay".

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