Members of the House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for the next six months to help address the hunger in the country.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu pleaded with his colleagues to sacrifice 50% of their salaries. He made this plea when it was his turn to speak, seeking their support for the gesture.
“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.
