Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has revealed that he nearly got suspended in 2018 for disclosing the salary, allowances and take home of the federal lawmakers
In a post on X (Twitter) on Thursday, Sani said he would have faced the suspension for six month if not for the huge intervention of the then-Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
“When I publicly disclosed the salaries and allowances of the senators, it nearly earned me a six months suspension if not for divine intervention, Saraki and Ekwerenmadu’s immediate rescue,” he wrote.
In March 2018, Sani disclosed that each senators received N13.5 million monthly as running costs, in addition to N200 million allocated for constituency projects per annum. This revelation by Sani was met with backlash from his colleagues, as lawmakers’ salaries are typically kept confidential.
This remarks from former senator came after the recent Senate decision to suspend Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months. The suspension, based on a report by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, followed her February 20 altercation with Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
On February 28, Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed in an Arise TV interview that her troubles in the Senate began after she rejected alleged sexual advances from Akpabio
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