By The members House of Representatives on Thursday has resolved to cut their salaries by 50% for six months to alleviate the nation’s economic struggles.
The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Isiaka Ibrahim, who appealed to the sponsors of the planned nationwide protests to jettison the idea and engage the government in dialogue.
In his intervention, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu who posted an amendment to Hon. Ibrahim’s motion, acceded to the proposed 50 per cent reduction of the N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians in view of the hardship in the land.
The Deputy Speaker said the salary cut is to be used to support the Federal Government’s efforts to address the rising cost of foodstuffs in the country with the view to ameliorating the hardship Nigerians are going through.
The motion was adopted and referred to the joint Committees on Humanitarian Affairs, Finance and Budget for compliance.
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