The Senate has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to provide evidence to back up claims he made, wherein he alleged that senators were fixing their own salaries and emoluments....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, the Senate issued a strong denial of allegations suggesting that it was involved in determining its own salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The claims surfaced during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Obasanjo. The claims have since sparked widespread public condemnations.
The Senate described the allegations as an attempt to crucify the legislature by the centurions of political hypocrisy.
Adaramodu emphasised that no senator has received any financial patronage from the Presidency.
He claimed that the constituency projects often linked to the legislature were merely suggested and nominated by lawmakers, following practices common in other democracies worldwide.
To set the record straight, the Senate stressed that it only receives the salary allocated to it by the Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal Allocation Commission, in strict accordance with constitutional provisions.
