Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has replied the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) over claims regarding the earnings of Nigerian senators.

Naija News reported that RMAFC had faulted Sani’s claim that senators receive a monthly running cost of N13.5 million in addition to a N750,000 salary.

The commission insisted that senators get N1 million salary monthly only, stressing that some allowances are regular, while others are non-regular.

The commission said the clarification was “in view of the recent statement made by Mr. Shehu Sani, a former Senator of the Federal Republic who was reported to have disclosed to the public that each Senator collects a monthly running cost of ₦13.5 M in addition to the monthly ₦750, 000.00 prescribed by the Commission”.

However, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Shehu Sani said RMFAC specifically quoted the figure of the salary earned by the lawmakers without the total sum of the monthly running cost.

According to Sani, RMAFC danced around the figures, claiming that a senator receives N1 million in salary monthly, and he understands their fears.

He said: “The RMFAC specifically quoted the figure of the salary earned by the lawmakers and then danced around the figures for the total sum of the monthly running cost per legislator. Anyway, I can understand their fears.

“RMFAC refuted my statement, but I’m now vindicated by Senator Kawu Sumaila who confirmed that the monthly alert is N21million and not N1million.”