The “common sense” Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce on Monday says he was resisted when he advocated for lower wages by his colleagues.
Senator Shehu Sani had disclosed that a member of the Senate receives N13.5million monthly as running cost Murray-Bruce had in 2015 in tweet said if Nigerian legislators earn higher than European legislators then Nigerian workers should be paid higher than European workers.
Ben Bruce, said that he was resisted by his colleagues when he advocated for lower wages and allowances for public officials and a higher minimum wage for the Nigerian worker.
“From the first day I got to the Senate, I advocated for lower wages and allowances for public officials and a higher minimum wage for the Nigerian worker.
I was resisted and made the personal decision to share my allowances with widows in my constituency. “If we must pay our legislators higher than they pay European legislators then we must pay our workers higher than they pay European workers,” he said.
