House of Representatives has offered an explanation why 50 per cent of their salaries have not been deducted as they promised, as part of their contribution towards cushioning the hardship being faced by Nigerians.
The spokesperson for the House, Mr Akin Rotimi , blamed bureaucratic bottlenecks in the National Assembly for the delay in implementing the decision agreed upon penultimate week.
“We acknowledge and regret that this resolution was not implemented by the bureaucracy as intended for July. This delay was due to necessary administrative procedures and coordination with financial institutions. Civil rights activist and former member of the Senate from Kaduna Central district, Shehu Sani, has said that Northerners should blame themselves for the underdevelopment in the region, while also knocking Arewa leaders for drawing the country backward for the past five decades. Sani, in a statement on his Facebook account on Sunday, said no…A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party , Kenneth Imansuangbon, has dragged the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the Edo election, Barr.
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