Nigeria’s newly sworn-in legislators are expected to receive a sum of N8.64 billion as wardrobe allowance next week.
Nigerians react to legislators’ N8.64bn wardrobe allowance
This comes to a sum of N21.5 million each for the country’s 109 Senators and N17.5 million each for the 360 members of the House of Representatives.
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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.
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