Reps Member’s Monthly Salary Is N600,000 Not N900,000- House Of Reps Spokesman

Spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Rep  Rotimi Akin, has  clarified  that the monthly salary of each of the members of the House of Representatives  is N600,000 and not  N900,000 as being speculated.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned  that  Rep Akin  made this clarification  in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday while reaffirming the commitment of the members of the  House  of Representatives to the 50 per cent deduction in their salary in order to reduce economic hardship in the country.

He said, ‘The House of Representatives has been inundated with calls after some media outlets reported claims of discrepancies in the salary of members, suggesting that we received 100 per cent of our July salary.

The report claimed that our salary amounted to N936,979.

We wish to clarify that the actual monthly salary of members is N600,000, after deductions for advances such as housing, which are paid at the commencement of our tenure’ he said.

Akin added that the member, who displayed his salary during a Television programme, was an exceptional case because he assumed office through a court decision many months after the onboarding process  had been  concluded.

The House of Representatives , he noted,  remains committed to the resolution passed on July 18, 2024, which mandated a 50 per cent reduction in the monthly salary  of members for six months.

‘We acknowledge and regret that this resolution was not implemented by the bureaucracy as intended for July.

Resolutions of the House are ratified when the votes and proceedings of plenary are adopted on the next legislative day. Consequently, the bureaucracy was only formally instructed on July 23’ he said.

Akin added that the delay in the implementation was due to necessary administrative procedures and coordination with the financial institutions.

 ‘There is nothing to investigate, as some media houses reported, as the House’s position on this matter had been provided to some journalists who had reached out for clarifications’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you