Following the sparks that erupted from reports of the heavy wardrobe allowance of newly elected legislators, Senate President Bukola Saraki on wednesday, June 17, met with officials of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to ascertain the exact cost of wardrode allowance for lawmakers.
The Senate Prseident also met with the commission to determine the best possible means of effecting a cut in lawmakers’ allowances.
Saraki, who made this disclosure known on his tweeter handle, said the commission would publish the earnings of lawmakers and simultaneously reduce the allowances in conformity with economic reality.
“RMAFC yesterday was in my office to clarify that wardrobe allowance is N506,600 per senator. I have just been informed that RMFAC will be publishing details of allowance on their website.
“With the current challenge we are facing as a nation, RMFAC will be reviewing allowance s to reflect the current economic trend. Fixing remuneration is the sole responsibility of RMFAC,” Saraki said.
A statement issued later by his media aides said the commission’s chairman, Mr. Elias Mbam, said wardrobe allowances as published in some media platforms were exaggerated.
The chairman also disclosed that the 2008 Remuneration Act was currently being reviewed.