In a move to address the widespread hunger across Nigeria, the House of Representatives has vowed to donate 50% of their salaries for the next six months.
This decision was made during a plenary session on Thursday, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu proposed the motion, urging his colleagues to sacrifice half of their salaries to support the cause.
“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,” Kalu said.
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.
