Simon Karu, a member of the House of Representatives from Gombe State, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly. Karu said although the salary of a legislator in the lower legislative chamber is N800,000, they receive N8.5 million as “running cost”. The total take-home pay of members of the national assembly has been shrouded in secrecy. In 2018, Shehu Sani, then-senator representing Kaduna central, disclosed that senators get N13.5 million monthly aside from salaries. Speaking at an event to mark the country’s 60th Independence Day anniversary on...