GREAT!!! Burkina Faso’s Members of Parliament Agree to Cut their Salaries by Half Following Public Outrage

Don’t underrate your people!!!

According to a report by BBC, the Members of the legislative arm of government in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their pay in half following public outrage about their monthly salaries.

It would be recalled that an exclusive report by the BBC, recently revealed that the Parliamentarians earned over $3,000 a month. This particular BBC report escalated the already animosity and feelings of anger amongst the people of Burkina Faso. The average salary earned by the country’s citizens is approximately $150 a month.

It would be recalled that Burkina Faso’s former national assembly was replaced by an interim parliament, the Transitional National Council (CNT), following violent protests in Burkina Faso over President Blaise Compaore‘s attempt to extend his 27-year-rule in October 2014.

According to reports, “members of the 90-member CNT have been paid a gross salary plus attendance fees, office allowances, healthcare supplements and fuel costs.”