The Senator representing Bayelsa east, Ben Murray-Bruce has slammed anyone asking how much he earns as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, saying, only his constituents can ask him about the issue.
Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), had alleged that a senator gets N29 million in monthly pay.
Bruce, writing on the issue via Twitter, said it would be “silly” for critics of the senate’s wage bill to approach him.
“It is silly for anyone to have a problem with the Senate’s salaries and come to me. Go to YOUR own Senator!” the tweet read.
Except you are my Constituent, It is silly for anyone to have a problem with the Senate's salaries and come to me. Go to YOUR own Senator!
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) October 7, 2017
But BudgIT, Nigerian civic social enterprise, told the “common sense” senator that Nigerians had the right to ask him since he is a “senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
“But your bio reads Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is common sense for Nigerians to ask you,” BudgIT tweeted back.
But your bio reads "Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria"
It is common sense for Nigerians to ask you. https://t.co/puRLkHLvH2
— BudgIT Nigeria (@BudgITng) October 7, 2017