The House of Representatives say its members are driven by patriotism and service to Nigerians, not parochial sentiment.
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Agbese was reacting to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that members of the National Assembly determine their own salaries and allowances.
According to him, the 10th House of Representatives is different from Obasanjo’s era, adding that the former president was using the past to pass judgment on the present.
He said: “As a parliament, we have strived to maintain the highest level of accountability and transparency in all that we do.
“The very respected former president is reacting because of the things that transpired between him and the National Assembly during his time as president.
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“This is no longer the case, as quite a lot has been done by the current leadership of the House of Representatives to deliver purposeful leadership to the Nigerian masses.”
Agbese said the House of Representatives, under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass, was passionately concerned about the welfare of Nigerians.
He added: “In the 10th House of Representatives, we mean everything we say and do for the Nigerian people.
“The era of narrow interest is over.
“We are here for our people and their collective interests.”
On allegations that President Bola Tinubu gave the sum of N100 million and N200 million to members of the National Assembly, Agbese said it did not happen.
He said Tinubu was getting the support of the National Assembly due to sheer diplomacy and consultation.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obasanjo over the weekend in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, condemned the lawmakers for deciding their own salaries and allocating frivolous allowances to themselves.
