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SENATORS ARE LAMENTING POOR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES - SEN, ORJI KALU REVEALS

Afnews Editor

Jul 14, 2019

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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that some of his colleagues were already lamenting their poor pay contrary to their expectations before they were elected.

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Kalu, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Saturday, also promised to unveil details of all what a senator earns very soon.

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He said, "Let me address the issue of jumbo pay. I have received my salary for June and it is far below what you people are writing.

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"If a minister is travelling to Lagos, would he use his legs? What you call fat salary are monies used to run the constituency because they don't give us additional funds.

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"It is the money we use when we travel to Abia, Lagos, Badagry or Kaduna. Next meeting, I will unveil to you.

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"You will now see that you are maligning and criticising the National Assembly for nothing.

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"Most of my colleagues said they did not know it was going to be like this and I said we came to serve our country as senators.

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"When they were outside, they were also saying that all the money was carried by the National Assembly which is not true.

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"The money they have given them is not going to be enough. I have seen them crying already.

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"They came to me to complain because I have seen the good and the ugly.

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"I think that the media is not fair to the National Assembly. I call on you people to change your minds because there is no jumbo pay; honestly, I have not seen one.

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"If I see jumbo pay that does not represent my conscience, I will speak.

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"When I was governor, the state was buying my food; the state paid everything, but as a senator, nobody does that.ÔÇØ

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