During a plenary session on Thursday, the House of Representatives pledged to donate 50 percent of their salaries for six months to combat hunger across the country.
The session, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, included a motion amended by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. When it was his turn to speak, Kalu urged his colleagues to support this gesture, emphasizing the need for sacrifice.
“This government is doing its best, but one year is not enough to address the challenges of this country. I want to plead with our colleagues to sacrifice 50 percent of their salaries for a period of six months,” he said.
“Our salary is N600,000 a month. I want to plead that we give up 50 percent of our salary for a period of six months,” Kalu stated.
By contributing N300,000 each into a common fund, the legislative chamber will be providing N108 million monthly to the Federal Government, totaling N648 million over six months.