Nigeria - Where it Really Pays To Be A Senator

Senator Shehu Sani has said that senators receive U.S.$38,000 for monthly running costs, over and above their salaries of U.S.$1,900 per month. Activists have expressed disgust at the news, describing it as waste of public funds.

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