The Nigerian youths are demanding for a slash in the salaries of lawmakers after the breakdown of their monthly income surfaced online.
The hashtag #NASSPayCutNow is gradually getting on the trend table as Nigerians condemn the exorbitant salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly.
A twitter user with the handle @Morris_Monye have specifically demanded for 75% pay cut of their allowance. The youths have threatened to occupy the National Assembly if they fail to respond under 72 hrs.
He tweeted,
“Dear @DrAhmadLawan and @FemiGbaja
We, the good people of Nigeria kindly ask that allowances of the National Assembly be slashed by 75%.
You have 72 hrs to respond and get it slashed.
Failure to do so might initiate #OccupyNASS
God bless sirs.
#NASSPayCutNow #EndSWAT”
Netizens have expressed their anger and displeasure at the mundane things they get allowances for including newspaper, hardship, recess, etc.
See some of the reactions below,
Imagine what these people earn for throwing chairs at each other and having a chit chat. Sigh! pic.twitter.com/onPA0Rwy04
— AG BABY (@adekunleGOLD) October 14, 2020