Senator Ajibola Bashiru: Senators’ Monthly Salary is N700k

According to Senator Ajibola Bashiru, the representative of Osun Central Senatorial District at the national assembly, claims about senators collecting a jumbo pay are unfounded. Speaking at a programme organized by the Correspondents Chapel of the Kwara Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday February 27, Senator Bashiru clarified that Senators receive a monthly salary of N700,000 only.

Senator Bashiru further revealed that a car loan of over N8 million is deducted from their salary on a monthly basis.

“What I tell whoever that stands up to say senator collects jumbo pay is that they can also contest so that you can also collect jumbo pay. The truth of it is that the take-home pay of a senator is about N700,000 per month. Aside from it is the car loan of over N8 million which is being deducted monthly. As a senator, you are entitled to six aides who are paid by the National Assembly Service Commission and they are paid directly into the account. Will you count that as my salary? Also, I am entitled to travel allowance and Eastacode which does not form part of the salary.”

Senator Bashiru emphasized that scrapping the national assembly would only lead to marginal savings and called for the reorganization of government agencies to enhance efficiency and value.