…says NASS will make public its 2017 budget
Finally, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday released his monthly payslip in response to Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s demand.
According to the payslips made available to BusinessDay, the Speaker receives Net pay of N402,530.37.
Breakdown of the monthly salary showed that the sum of N205,425.83 is for basic salary; N175,461.96 is for Constituency allowance; N20,642.68 is for recess allowance while the sum of N55,952.50 is deducted as Pay as You Earn leaving the balance at N346,577.87.
However, there was no reference made to the actual money paid as security votes for the office of the Speaker.
Dogara who spoke through Abdulrasak Namdas, chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, assured Nigerians that the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori has been mandated to publish the 2017 budget of the National Assembly.
