In July, members of the House agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment.
This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians in view of the hardship.
In a statement on Wednesday, Rotimi Akin, spokesperson of the lower chamber of the National Assembly said the delay in the implementation was due to necessary administrative procedures and coordination with financial institutions.
He added that instructions for adjusting salaries had since been issued and would be enforced moving forward to ensure its pledge is fully realised.
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