The Senate yesterday stated that the salary and allowances of lawmakers will be reduced.
The Senate has disclosed that the salaries and allowances of lawmakers will be reduced in line with the present economic realities in the country.
The chairman, Senate adhoc committee on information, Senator Dino Melaye, who made this known on Thursday, August 6, when addressing newsmen, said the committee saddled with the responsibility of reviewing the salaries of lawmakers had submitted its report.
Melaye said there was the need to reduce the allowances of lawmakers in response to the directives of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who had set up a finance committee to review the allowance of Senators.
He said the senators had made a progressive reduction in their salaries as the Senate President had insisted they must all make sacrifices for the nation.
“The Senate president said we must sacrifice, as we cannot carry out proper oversight of the MDAs (ministries, departments and agencies) if we have not made proper sacrifice,” he said, asserting that the 8th Senate would be a responsible one.