The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, disclosed on Thursday that members of the House have contributed about N704.9 million from their salaries over the past five months to assist vulnerable Nigerians.
He made this known during the resumption of plenary, adding that the contributed money would be handed over to President Bola Tinubu to disburse the funds.
He said, “If you recall, about five months ago, we decided to contribute half of our salaries to address the critical needs of the Nigerian people. I am happy to inform you that so far, we have contributed N704, 907,578.82.
“On the 31st of December, I will lead a delegation of leadership to handover the money to the President for the exclusive use of the vulnerable Nigerians who really needs it.
“The contributions you made highlight the steadfastness and dedication of members to addressing the critical needs of Nigerians.”
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