According to the federal government, no Senator or Minister in Nigeria is paid more than N1,000,000 Naira per month.
Mr Mohammed Bello, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, made this disclosure in a Channelstv interview on Friday.
He stated that, contrary to popular belief, Nigerian lawmakers and ministers do not receive lavish 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.
DAILY POST learnt that since 2007-2008 the federal government has not reviewed the salary structure of political office holders.