The House of Representatives had denied media reports that its members received N100 million as palliatives from the executive arm of government.
In a statement issued today, spokesperson of the House, Akin Rotimi, said they were compelled to respond following the media reports credited to the National Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Christopher Onyeka, who claimed that the executive arm had given N100 million to National Assembly members as palliatives.
Describing the claim as baseless and devoid of any factual accuracy, he said: “Transparency and truth in public discourse are necessary for a functioning democracy.
He noted that it is important to state categorically that Mr Onyeka lied in his claim that National Assembly members were given N100 million as palliatives.
For the avoidance of doubt, he said at no time did members of the House of Representatives receive any money from the executive arm as palliatives.
H enoted that the House therefore, considers the statement malicious, irresponsible, and in bad faith.
The spokesperson stressed that NLC, as a critical stakeholder in the development of Nigeria, has a voice, and it risks delegitimising that voice if it is found to include fables in its legitimate agitations.
The House subsequently demanded an immediate retraction of what it called a “lie” and a public apology from the NLC
