In a show of solidarity with Nigerians struggling with hunger, the House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously agreed to donate 50% of their salaries for six months.
During the plenary session, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu proposed the amendment to the original motion, urging his colleagues to make this sacrifice.
His appeal received overwhelming support from the lawmakers, who pledged to give up half of their salaries for half a year to help alleviate the widespread hunger in the country.
“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.
