The representative of Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has disclosed that he earns a total of N14 million every month as a senator, adding that it was not enough to meet his needs.
The former two-term governor of Abia State made the revelation on a Channels Television programme: “Politics Today,” on Thursday.
Kalu, however, said contrary to the belief among some Nigerians that lawmakers are living in affluence while the masses live in poverty, what he earns is not enough to meet his needs as it included the salaries of those working with him.
He said: “I earn N14 million for everything in a month.
“That is everything encompassing the overhead, the worker’s salary, everybody.”
Kalu also denied that lawmakers are given official vehicles for personal use.
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He said: “I am in the Senate and a lot of things are said about the senators and I sit there quietly and watch.
“And most of these things are not true.
“All I know is that committees get vehicles.
“No lawmaker is given any vehicle.”
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