The presidency has paid nearly N1billion to the family of late President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to an official memo obtained by SaharaReporters.
The slush funds were routed through the Katsina state government, the home state of the former president.

The payment includes about N150 million to Mrs. Turai Yar'adua, as well as the late president's aged mother, his married daughters, and sons.

It is yet unclear if any provision was made for his second wife, Hauwa Umar Radda, whom the late president divorced in 1997, shortly before he became the governor of Katsina state.

Although she has received the biggest payout, it would be recalled that it was the controversial former First Lady, Turai, who pushed Nigeria to the brink of a political crisis between 2009 and May 2010 while her husband was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia. He eventually returned and died inside the Aso Rock Villa.

Mrs. Yar'Adua was at the head of a cabal of Ministers, aides and security agents that manipulated the nation for many tense months as they clung to power, almost leading to the collapse of the government.


http://saharareporters.com/news-page/president-jonathan-pays-close-n1billion-%E2%80%98severance%E2%80%99-yaradua-family

Is this some Sort of compensation or what. I tire for dis country oh

Is this right or Jonathan is just wasting our money again

mehn! politics dey pay big timeooo! even after death.

The question should be,"what does the rogue constitution say about that"?

Lawless country.

Same way Ibori received 50 milla as pension inside prison while the masses fight each other on nairaland shouting Igbo and
Yoruba. It is high time we all take our destiny into our hands by working together for the development of our dear country.

GEJ and N1billion are becoming synonimous.

"If this turns out to be true,GEJ is only fulfilling his promise of creating wealth and not reducing poverty."

Kamsy10: GEJ and N1billion are becoming synonimous

You are right, he needed N1billion more for food the last time.

Lol, interesting. PDP Life Insurance PLC.

kidnappers take note!

I knew it something like this will happen uncle joh pay off Mrs. Turai Yar'adua on land issue between Turai and Mr president wife so Mrs. Turai Yar'adua wont fight everyday on that land again you know igbo can do anything for a pieces of land, pls no tribalism am just saying something that is real here.


ANYWAY 5TH OR 6TH TO COMMENT?

choi

This is very sad, for goodness sake what are we turning into kai.

" It is immoral for a Senator of a developing country to earn more than the President of a developed country. —Muhammadu Buhari."

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Politics dey swit,even afta death.y wnt dey b killing demselves.i 1da who innocent 4 dis country.Nigeria nid prayers.we hv unemployed youths everywhere nd our govt is busy gvn out lufty sums out 2 sm miscreants when our industries r decaying.i pray 4 dis gr8t country nigeria.

hmmm

N1 Billion by Goodluck`s government to the Yar-auduas family. I thought the federal takes care of families of past head of states and Presidents?
This man is just a freshman in highschool in the thought of ept.

Jaidey-one:
Is this right or Jonathan is just wasting our money again

ask jona, he is being nice.

I must chop aso rock money.

kai,walahi this news is burning my heart and body..what a country we live in...we need BUHARI.....

Season film,now showing.
Title:1 billion AGAIN!

I don't think this is fair at all.If they had completed their presidency they would have been eating 1 Billion a year x 6 years or is he going to pay them the rest with a cassava bread bakery

​i think d family are billionaire already! Well, God dey.

Worst Government Ever!

Lord, Nigeria needs your divine intervention, send us a messiah and save our land.

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Guy , if you see as my blood just dey hot for here.

i really dont understand dis man called gej...he keeps frightening us with his actions and statements...

The destiny of Goodluck Jonathan is to bankrupt Nigeria-------Tunde Bakare
In hindsight,PTB was spot on with the above statement.

"GEJ would still borrow money frm world bank to pay his benefactors"... Anonymous

Hmmm guys plz let us always reason well before we judge things. Mind you guyz hope you all remember this same Sahara has never for once report anything good about Nigeria ever. Let us not forget all these Billion this Billions that are these really true or is that how money just flow around so easily

And by the way why would anyone want to drag Yar adua family into this again I 'm not trying to support this but I begin to disbelief all this sort of Billion this Billion that this amount is no joke amount that will just be floating around like NOTHING plz I dont buy all these report any longer unless the so called "Nigeria Nightmare Sahara report or Sahara Desert" show the proof and paste it here or news tabloid anything short of this sorry am sick of all this sort of news. No offence its my own opinion

GEJ n Anineh shuld knw dt Nigeria is nt their Family Businesss cus all d money n Revenue gotten from NPA he shuld giv Account n GEJ we don tire 4 U is dis money 4 compensation 2 d family of deceased or 4 wht Nigeria make una talkooooooooo 1 BIllion no be 1K

only a corrupt government will contemplate paying such mind bugling amount as gratuity
in any case the GEJ gang is THERE FOR LOOTING

He is just thanking the late Yar'dual for dying and paving way for him. Jonathan is really intoxicated by that seat.