As Nigerians debate over the allegation of Jumbo pays for legislators in the country and and more enquiries being made on the actual and legimitate remunerations and other entitlements of legislators in Nigeria, the Economic Confidential is reproducing its exclusive report on the the facts and figures of salaries and allowances of legislators in Nigeria.
The report was first published in August 2009 in the Economic Confidential which was an updated version of a similar report in 2008 on the Dollar and other Duty Tour Allowances (called Estacode) as official entitlements for the legislators.
The magazine in its edition of August 2009, reported that the “Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has reviewed downward some allowances of political office holders including those in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial arms while it sustains the old salaries which are used for the computations of percentages for the allowances. In an analysis and computation of the percentages of the deduction by the Economic Confidential, the economic intelligence publication, indicates that Nigerian councillors are the worst hit in the new packages.
“In the new package the Senate President would be receiving a total sum of N3,353,727.38 per annum, his monthly take home pay is N279, 477.28; the speaker annual total package is N2,105,543.50 which translates to N 175,461.96 per month. The Deputy Senate President now receives N3,117,375.10 which translate to N259,781.26 monthly while the Deputy Speaker receives N1,722,440 annually but translates to N143,536.67 per month. These four principal officers’ pays do not include allowances which the Federal Government would provide for them directly from the national treasury. The government is to take the responsibility for their accommodation, motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance, domestic staffs, entertainment and utilities (for electricity and phone calls) and newspapers.
“The Economic Confidential also computes the total monthly pays for other legislators. A Senator now receives N759,900.00 and Member of House of Rep N661,737.50 monthly. At the State Assembly level the Speaker now receives N170,820.31 monthly, Deputy Speaker N 150,623.18 while a member of the state assembly goes home with N120,907.39 monthly.
“The major casualties of the new pay packages are the legislators at the Local government level, known as councillors whose allowances have been reduced drastically by more than 300%. Presently the Leader of the legislative chamber in a local government will now receive N 152,118.75 monthly his deputy N147,825.00 while the councillor now goes home monthly with N88,675.53 without provision for some of the old perks. Most of the old entitlements councillors enjoyed in the previous packages have been cancelled or not to be provided by government. They include allowances for motor vehicle, Personal Assistant, Domestic Staff, utility, leave responsibility, legislative aide and even newspapers.
Table of Salaries and Allowances of Legislators in Nigeria
This Table is created by the Economic Confidential
| FEDERAL LEGISLATOR |
| S/N | FEDERAL LEGISLATOR | BASIC SAL | ACCOM. | MOTOR | PA | DOM. STAFF | ENTERT. | UTILITIES | LEAVE ALL. | RESPONS. ALL. | LEG. AIDES | S. ADV | NEWS P | CONST. ALL. | TOTAL | MONTHLY |
| 1 | SENATE PRES | 2484242.5 | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | 248424.25 | NIL | NIL | 3 PERS. | TBP | 3105303.13 | 3353727.38 | 279477.28 |
| 2 | SPEAKER | 2447110 | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | 247711 | NA | NIL | 3 PERS. | TBP | 1857832.5 | 2105543.5 | 175461.96 |
| 3 | DEP. SEN. PRES. | 2309166.75 | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | 230916.68 | NIL | NIL | NIL | TBP | 2886458.44 | 3117375.11 | 259781.26 |
| 4 | DEPUTY SPEAKER | 2026400 | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | TBP | 202640 | NA | NIL | NA | TBP | 1519800 | 1722440 | 143536.67 |
| 5 | SENATOR | 2026400 | 3039600 | 1013200 | 506600 | 1013200 | 405280 | 202640 | 202640 | NIL | NIL | NA | 202,640.00 | 2533000 | 9118800 | 759900 |
| 6 | MEMBER | 1,985,212.50 | 2977818.75 | 992606.25 | 496303.13 | 992606.25 | 397042.5 | 98521.25 | 198521.25 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 198,521.25 | 1488909.38 | 7940850 | 661737.5 |
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STATE LEGISLATORS |
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| STATE LEGISLATOR | BASIC SAL | ACCOM. | MOTOR | PA |
DOM. STAFF | ENTERT. | UTILITIES | LEAVE ALL. | RESPONS. ALL. | LEG. AIDES | S. ADV | NEWS P | CONST. ALL. | TOTAL | MONTHLY | |
| 7 | SPEAKER SHA | 1639875 | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | NA | NA | 2 AIDES | 2 PERSONS | TBP | 409968.75 | 2,049,843.75 | 170,820.31 |
| 8 | DEPUTY SPEAKER SHA | 1445982.5 | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | NA | NA | 2 AIDES | NIL | TBP | 361495.63 | 1,807,478.13 | 150,623.18 |
| 9 | MEMBERS SHA | 1337225 | 802335.00* | 26744.4 | NA | 33430.5 | NA | 13372.2 | NA | NIL | 2 AIDES | NA | 6,686.10 | 33430.5 | 1,450,888.70 | 120,907.39 |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS |
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| LGA/C LEGISLATOR | BASIC SAL | ACCOM. | MOTOR | PA | DOM. STAFF | ENTERT. | UTILITIES | LEAVE ALL. | RESPONS. ALL. | LEG. AIDES | S. ADV | NEWS P | CONST. ALL. | TOTAL | MONTHLY | |
| 10 | LEGISLATIVE LEADER | 811300 | 811,300.00 | CANCELLED | NA | NA | NA | 81,130.00 | NIL | 81,130.00 | NA | NIL | NA | 40,565.00 | 1,825,425.00 | 152,118.75 |
| 11 | DEP LEG. LEADER | 810000 | 810,000.00 | CANCELLED | NA | NA | NA | 56,700.00 | NIL | 56,700.00 | NA | NIL | NA | 40,500.00 | 1,773,900.00 | 147,825.00 |
| 12 | COUNCILORS | 760076 | 190,019.00 | CANCELLED | NA | NA | NA | 76,007.60 | NIL | NA | NA | NIL | NA | 38,003.80 | 1,064,106.40 | 88,675.53 |
FEDERAL LEGISLATORS |
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| S/N | CATEGORY | MED. | SA | HARD ALL. | SECURITY | ROBE ALL. | HOUSE MAINTS. | S. ADV | C O S | NEWS P | ANNUAL PAY | MONTHLY PAY | |
| 1 | SENATE PRESIDENT | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | 3 PERSONS | 1 TBP | TBP | 3,353,727.38 | 279,477.28 | |
| 2 | SPEAKER | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | 3 PERSONS | 1 TBP | TBP | 2,105,543.50 | 175,461.96 | |
| 3 | DEP. SEN. PRESIDENT | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | NIL | NIL | TBP | 3,117,375.11 | 259,781.26 | |
| 4 | DEPUTY SPEAKER | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | TBP | TBP | NA | NA | TBP | 1,722,440.00 | 143,536.67 | |
| 5 | SENATORS | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | NA | NA | NA | NA | 202,640.00 | 9,118,800.00 | 759,900.00 | |
| 6 | MHR | TBP | TBP | NA | TBP | NA | NA | NIL | NIL | 198,521.25 | 7,940,850.00 | 661,737.50 | |
STATE LEGISLATORS |
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| STATE LEGISLATORS | MED. | SA | HARD ALL. | SECURITY | ROBE ALL. | HOUSE MAINTS. | S. ADV | C O S | NEWS P | ANNUAL PAY | MONTHLY PAY | ||
| 7 | SPEAKER SHA | TBP | TBP | NIL | TBP | TBP | TBP | 2 PERSONS | 1 TBP | TBP | 2,049,843.75 | 170,820.31 | |
| 8 | DEPUTY SPEAKER SHA | TBP | TBP | NIL | TBP | TBP | TBP | NIL | NIL | TBP | 1,807,478.13 | 150,623.18 | |
| 9 | MEMBERS SHA | TBP | TBP | NIL | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6,686.10 | 1,450,888.70 | 120,907.39 | |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS |
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| LGA/C LEGISLATORS | MED. | SA | HARD ALL. | SECURITY | ROBE ALL. | HOUSE MAINTS. | S. ADV | C O S | NEWS P | ANNUAL PAY | MONTHLY PAY | ||
| 10 | LEGISLATIVE LEADER | TBP | NA | NIL | TBP | NA | NA | NIL | NIL | NA | 1,825,425.00 | 152,118.75 | |
| 11 | DEP LEG. LEADER | TBP | NA | NIL | TBP | NA | NA | NIL | NIL | NA | 1,773,900.00 | 147,825.00 | |
| 12 | COUNCILORS | TBP | NA | NIL | TBP | NA | NA | NIL | NIL | NA | 1,064,106.40 | 88,675.53 | |
This Table is created by the Economic Confidential
NOTE:
TBP: To Be Provided by Government
NA: Not Available
NIL: Not to be Provided by Government
CANCEL: It was provided before but now cancelled