The House of Representatives wants to clear the air about some recent news. They are saying that reports claiming that its members received N100 million as palliatives from the government are not true. A spokesperson for the House, Akin Rotimi, released a statement to address these reports. He said they felt the need to respond because of what the National Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Christopher Onyeka, had said. Mr Onyeka claimed that the executive arm of the government had given N100 million to National Assembly members as palliatives.
The House of Representatives strongly disagrees with Mr Onyeka’s claim. They believe it is baseless and completely untrue. They want to make it clear that no money was given to the members of the House of Representatives as palliatives. They are calling Mr Onyeka’s statement malicious, irresponsible, and in bad faith. They think it is unfortunate that he would spread false information to support the NLC’s demands while also trying to bring down the National Assembly.
The House of Representatives is not happy with what Mr Onyeka said. They are demanding that he takes back his statement and publicly apologizes to them. They believe that the NLC, as an important group in Nigeria, should not include false stories in their legitimate demands. They want the NLC to maintain its credibility and not risk losing its voice because of misinformation.
