Leke Abejide, lawmaker representing Yagba East/West/Mopamuro
constituency in the house of representatives, says he earns a total sum of
N691,911 as salary monthly.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker allowed Channels
Television to display the credit alert for his May salary during Sunrise Daily
on Thursday.
Abejide said he receives N113 million annually for
constituency projects, but that the government takes 18.5 percent of it.
The Kogi lawmaker said coupled with this, the monthly
demands from the people of his constituency is more than N30 million monthly.
Although the lawmaker did not reveal the amount he receives
as allowance, he said after all deductions, he goes away with less than N1.5
million monthly.
Federal lawmaker allows his May salary to be displayed on Channels Television.
— Channels Television (@channelstv) June 16, 2022
Hon Leke Abejide, representing Yagba East/West/Mopamuro constituency in the 9th National Assembly, says he earns N697,000 monthly.@sunrisedailynow#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/MGEoOu1wTp
“That’s what I get in a month. The only difference you see
is the constituency project,” he said.
“My constituency project is N113 million in a year, and in
this N113 million, the government will take 18.5 percent. The tax is five
percent, VAT is 7.5 percent, stamp duty is one percent. Then the agency where
the project is domicile will take five percent, that’s the minimum, some take
more than that.
“As a new member, in order to satisfy my people, I have used
up my allowance. I have police, personal staff, then people in the constituency
are also there waiting for me.
“In a month, I don’t think I always have up to N1.5 million,
and I have a family to take care of. So, if you’re coming to this system and
you’re someone who has been working on your own, you won’t like to continue.
“There was a time I was contemplating leaving because the
demands coming from my constituency in a month is in the range of N30 million
and N40 million every month.
“That’s the danger of this assembly. I told people that in
the next election, I’m not going to contest, that they should allow someone
else to experience what I’m experiencing, but people insisted that I must go.
“So, if you’re not a man of means, and you come to this seat, people will be stoning you.”
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