The House of Representatives agreed on Thursday to give up 50% of their wages for six months to combat hunger in the country.
The Plenary session, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, saw Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu modify the motion, requesting his colleagues to forfeit 50% of their wages.
He made this plea when it was his turn to speak, seeking their support for this gesture.
Kalu said, “This government is doing its best but one year is not enough to address the challenges of this country. I want to plead with our colleagues to sacrifice 50 per cent for a period of six months.
“Our salary is N600,000 a month. I want to plead that we let go of 50 per cent of our salary for a period of six months.”
With each member paying N300,000 into a common purse, the legislative chamber will be contributing N108m monthly to the Federal Government and N648m for six months.
