Severance allowances of the 469 members of the National Assembly and their legislative aides will cost the nation N30.17 billion next year. The sum is a part of the N238.78 billion National Assembly appropriated for itself as contained in the N21.8 trillion 2023 national budget. The assembly okayed the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. The Senate will receive N33.27 billion out of the N238.78 billion for members’ salaries and other perks while the House of Representatives will get N52 billion for its members.. A further breakdown of the N238.78 billion shows that the National Assembly Office was allocated N30.49 billion; National