Lawyers Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, have sued the National Assembly and the Attorney General of the federation over senators and House of Representatives Members’ hefty pay.
Ubani and Nwokwu in their suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos, are contending that the N10m and N13.5m monthly running costs which the lawmakers fixed for themselves were illegal.
The lawyers are seeking an order compelling the senators and Reps members to refund the N10m and N13.5m monthly running costs which they had respectively collected in the last three years.
The duo urged the court to hold that only the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission had the power to determine salaries and allowances of National Assembly members and other political office-holders.
Joined as defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, the RMAFC, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The court has yet to fix any date for hearing.