Senate President, David Mark,\u00a0 has cautioned Ben Murray Bruce, the senator-elect for Bayelsa east senatorial district over what he tagged ‘ unguarded statements’ on issues relating to National Assembly.<\/p>\n
The business mogul has been in the news lately after he took to his social media platform to accuse Nigerian lawmakers of enriching themselves at the expense of Nigerians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a freedom of information law in Nigeria. Nigerians have a right to know everything about the national assembly\u2019s finances. I will push for openness,\u201d he wrote on his Twitter account earlier in May.<\/p>\n
would sponsor a bill that would seek to reduce the cost of running the government immediately after the inauguration of the 8th national assembly.<\/p>\n
I will publish names of any of my colleagues who vote against it. We will deal with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am fighting corrupt elite. When they drink a bottle of champagne that can educate a child, they should know Ben Bruce will fight them.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, speaking on Monday during a retreat of lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state, Mark said details of the finances of National Assembly was available to the public.
\nEvery time you hear people talking about the national assembly budget, for heaven\u2019s sake, the national assembly budget is in the open,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnless you would say you have never seen the national budget, it is a public document. The national assembly budget is there with every other budget.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur budget is open, what we earn is open, if anybody wants to receive his salary and donate it, he can donate it; he doesn\u2019t need to consult us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were the first to make a cut in 2015 budget and people should appreciate what we are doing, not to come and give an impression that our budget is bloated. Has every other person made a cut? No,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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