Senate refutes claims of fixing own salaries, receiving special fiscal packages

The Nigerian Senate has denied allegations that it is involved in determining its own salaries or receiving special financial packages from the Presidency.

These claims, which emerged during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, have sparked widespread public debate.

In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Senate Spokesman Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South) described the allegations as an attempt to “crucify the legislature by the centurions of political hypocrisy.”