No senator or minister in Nigeria is paid more than N1,000,000 per month, according to the federal government.
In an interview with Channelstv, Mr. Mohammed Bello, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, disclosed this information.
He claimed that, in sharp contrast to popular belief, Nigerian legislators and ministers do not receive extravagant salaries.
He said, “Contrary to what many people perceive or believe that Legislators or Senators have jumbo salaries, no. There is no Senator or Minister that earns over a million Naira as salary from the federal government”.
He also expressed dissatisfaction over the pay of Nigeria’s non-career ambassador.
He revealed that a non-career ambassador receives the same salary as a deputy director at the federal ministry of Foreign affairs.
It was gathered that since 2007-2008 the federal government has not reviewed the salary structure of political office holders.