“If You See My Salary And Allowances As A Senator, You’ll Pity Me And Borrow Money For Me. We Politicians Are Actually Suffering And Smiling” — Ebonyi North Senator, Peter Nwaebonyi
The Ebonyi North Senator, In A Recent Interview, Was Asked About His Earnings.
In response, Sen. Onyekachi Said:
“If You Want To Know My Salary, It’s Very Easy For You To Do That. If You Go To Relevant Agencies, It’s A Public Document — The Salary Is There. But I Can Assure You, The Salary You Are Looking At… If I Spend It With You Within Two Days, You Will Agree With Me That We Leaders Are Actually Suffering.”
Presenter: “Salaries And Allowances?”
Sen. Onyekachi:
“Everything Put Together — If I Place It On The Table With You, For One Week, You Will Borrow Money For Me. You Will Pity Me. You Wouldn’t Even Like To Come Into It Because It Is Not The Way You See It, My Dear Sister. The Burden Is Much On Us Politicians; We Are Suffering And Smiling. But Like I Said, It’s Not For Pity That We Campaigned For — It’s A Mandate We Fought For, And We Must Use It To Better The Lives Of Our People, Even If It Means Us Going Out Of Our Way. For Example, If You Come To My Constituency, I Can Tell You Some Projects That Are Ongoing Which Are Not In The Budget, But I Am Sponsoring Those Projects Because I Have The Passion And My People Need Those Services.
