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Reps reply Obasanjo, say 10th assembly driven by patriotism

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The House of Representatives say its members are driven by patriotism and service to Nigerians,  not parochial sentiment.

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives,  Philip Agbese, said this on Sunday in Abuja.

Agbese was reacting to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that members of the National Assembly ddetermined their own salaries and allowances.

According to him, the  10th House of Representatives is different from Obasanjo’s era, adding that the former president was using the past to pass judgment on the present.

“As a parliament, we have strived to maintain the highest level of accountability and transparency in all that we do.

“The very respected former president is reacting because of the things that transpired between him and the National Assembly during his time as president.

“This is no longer the case, as quite a lot has been done by the current leadership of the House of Representatives to deliver purposeful leadership to the  Nigerian masses,” he said.

Agbese said that the House of Representatives, under the leadership of the Speaker,  Tajudeen Abass, was passionately concerned about the welfare of  Nigerians.

“In the 10th House of Representatives, we mean everything we say and do for the Nigerian people.

“The era of narrow interest is over. We are here for our people and their collective interests, ” he said.

On allegations that  President Bola Tinubu gave the sum of  N100 million and N200 million to members of the National Assembly, Agbese said that it did not happen.

He said that Tinubu was getting the ssupport of the National Assembly due to  sheer diplomacy and consultation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obasanjo,  in a recent  media chat, had  condemned  the lawmakers for deciding their own salaries  and allocating  frivolous  allowances to themselves. (NAN)

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