The Senate has denied reports by a section of the media that it ‘padded’ the recently passed N819billion Supplementary Appropriation Act Bill, and allocated N70billion to the National Assembly as ‘palliatives’ for lawmakers.

The Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC – Ekiti South), who gave these clarifications in a statement, clarified that the money is meant for the “facelift” of the National Assembly and not for individual lawmakers.

He explained that presently, some lawmakers had to bring in some of their personal effects like “chairs and tables” for temporary usage as their offices were undergoing renovation, but  noted that the passage of the Supplementary Appropriation Act Bill was part of the constitutional duties of the Senate to accommodate funding for the Federal Government’s Palliatives for the Nigerian public among other national demands.