I sincerely hope this is not what change looks like. President Buhari needs to find a way to get all those involved in government at all levels (federal, state, and local) to be less selfish/expensive. Otherwise, nothing else will work. President Buhari's personal uprightness and good intentions will make no difference unless he can also get or make others to follow his example.
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On Jun 16, 2015 2:12 PM, "Toyin Falola" <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
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By Ayeotan SholaNigeria's newly sworn in legislators will receive a whopping N8.64 billion as wardrobe allowance next week, reports that emerged this morning said.Each one of the country's 109 Senators will get N21.5 million while the 360 members of the House of Representatives will get N17.5 million each, according to ThisDay.This amount is separate from other allowances, furniture, housing and transportation, which the lawmakers are expected to receive.107 Senators will also receive N4,052,800 each as housing allowance while the Senate President and his Deputy will be provided with official accommodation.Newly sworn-in Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce earlier called for government officials to reduce their expenditure in order to ensure that the funds are used for the development of the country.Also, many Nigerians believe that the sum is exorbitant, especially due to the financial crisis in the country, and have reacted to the news via social media.See Tweets below.
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