Yagba Action Group (YAG), a socio-political organisation based in Kogi State, has slammed the video making the rounds on the social media, which captured House of Representatives member, Leke Abejide, reeling out the monthly take-home of each lawmaker. YAG described the doctored video as “a market noise”, which should be shunned by Abejide in avoidance of “unnecessary distractions to his good work”.
Abejide, a second term lawmaker, represents Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi State. In the video, believed to have been doctored, Abejide started by saying he earns N2.5 million as basic salary, N5 million for accommodation, N7.5 million for furniture, N1.2 million for newspaper, N621,000 for wardrobe and N248,000 for recess, monthly.
The manipulated video trending on TikTok turned out to be the abridged version of Abejide’s actual words spoken on the floor of the House, last Thursday, ostensibly to suit the purpose of the…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
