Nature129:

In all fairness to the ministers, I think N4m is not good enough considering that it's Abuja. They deserve good accommodation so as to give their best to Nigeria.

I can understand that PMB feels they are mere noise makers, but the truth is that he can't achieve much without effective ministers. One year is already gone and times are getting harder for Nigerians.

If PMB really wants to save money for Nigeria, he should start with himself not people's parents (ministers). After all, he's been travelling all of the world with taxpayers' money without coming home with reasonable achievements. He even refused to sell some of the private jets he didn't need now he wants to practise cutting costs with people's parents


Those ministers deserve better else they will just loot this administration dry and tell PMB, "Oga, we are in democracy so let's meet in court" like Metu

mrmetoo1:
Why didn't they release the names of those that want to resign. There are a lot on my list that I'll like for them to be given the boot, probably this will make it easier for us to "encourage" them to resign quickly. This is why youth inclusion is necessary. These guys mouth are already too wide. A young guy might not mind staying somewhere a little bit outside the high brow areas. These guys however, all these ex-governors have had a taste for the good life for too long so downgrading them is a problem. I don't know much about Abuja but I want to assume it's like telling a minister to go live in chevron area in Lekki rather than banana island or some parts of Ikoyi. With the Naija mentality, in their heads they'll be thinking "how can me a whole minister not be living in Ikoyi"

SeverusSnape:
Who their resignation 'epp'

Even with their presence, Did they make any impact?... Just Phantom promises and incredulous lies

Besides, their dullardic principal (Buhari) once referred to them as 'noise makers'. So they are free to vamoose.

I hope his royal lieness - Lai Mohammed is among the resignees.

DropShot:

You suppose don commit suicide with this your frustrated life. What are you waiting for?

Freegift75:


www.post-nigeria.com/buhari-ministers-split-10-likely-to-tender-resignation-letters/

Buhari Ministers split, 10 likely to tender resignation
letters

By Amako Nneji
May 2, 2016 17:25

Reports emanating from the Presidency indicates that not less than 10 ministers are threatening to tender their resignation letters.

It was learnt that the mass resignation became necessary, because six months after President
Muhammadu Buhari swore in his ministers, most of them have still not settled down in Abuja.

The ministers are alleged to be groaning, because the N4 million approved by the president as their yearly accommodation allowance have not been able to rent any meaningful house in Abuja.

The N4 million, according to findings can only rent flats and not homes, and giving the need for security, those flats which have many other tenants in the building, are not secure or fit for purpose.

However, owing to the inadequacy of the funds approved for their accommodation by President Muhammadu Buhari, some ministers have been forced to stay in dingy hotels or squat with friends and relatives, it was gathered.

The ministers, THISDAY learnt, are concerned that it would be next to impossible for them to get accommodation befitting their offices with N4 million in Abuja and have repeatedly appealed to Buhari to review it upwards to N20 million per annum, but their request has been turned down.

This non-commitment of the President towards the ministers’ welfare is allegedly leading to mass resignation.

According to a source in the presidency, “In a bid to make their case, all the ministers who had formed a committee on the issue of their accommodation met with Buhari last week Wednesday, but he rejected their request, because his hands are tied by the Remuneration Act, even though he empathises with their situation.

However, the president was said to have declined at increasing the accommodation allowance to N20 million on the grounds that the administration could suffer a backlash from the public.

The source also explained that the N4 million approved by the president was in line with the current remuneration package for public office holders.

Under the current package, ministers are entitled to N4,052,800 as housing allowance per annum.

However, Aides of the ministers conversant with the problem, said that some compromise would have to be reached so that the ministers could find decent accommodation in Abuja.

He added, that the nature of their jobs also requires some ministers to host local and foreign dignitaries at their residences when they visit Abuja.

Another aide, who preferred not to be named, blamed the problem on the monetisation programme of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, resulting in the sale of official residences built for ministers and other top
government functionaries in Abuja.

Although, sources refused to divulge the names
of the ministers who are considering resignation.

“They were asking for N20 million per annum for their accommodation. But prior to last week’s meeting, several other options had been proposed, including buying an estate or the FCDA building one,
but these were considered expensive and dropped.

“The final option was the request for N20 million per annum, because some ministers are squatting in Abuja and the situation is impacting on their jobs.”

“We hope there will be a meeting point over what the president has approved for the ministers and the special advisers who are on the same level, as the N4 million is not realistic at all.

“Some of these public office holders were past governors and chief executives in private concerns before they were appointed, and it will be unfair to
downgrade their living standards,” one ministerial aide stated.

“By virtue of their office, some ministers such as those in charge of foreign affairs, budget and national planning, finance, trade and investment, health, and
education, among others, often host foreign dignitaries from missions, embassies and international or multilateral donor agencies.

Accordingly, they would need befitting accommodation.

“It would not be in our interest for such dignitaries to be hosted in tiny flats or I far flung suburbs outside the metropolis, which is what the N4 million can afford at the moment. Besides, there might also be
security concerns about allowing ministers to live in such suburbs or even hosting foreign dignitaries there.

“Right now, the absence of accommodation also means that many of them have not been able to relocate their families and have been shuttling on a
regular basis to cater to the home front.

Realistically, that will be a distraction that the administration could do without,” the aide said.

“In the past, former ministers lived in multi purpose-built spacious mansions in Maitama, the Ministers’ Hill, also in Maitama, and the Ministers’ Quarters in
Mabushi, which were all within the Abuja metropolis,” he said.

SeverusSnape:


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DropShot:
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Always making senseless posts. A broken record already.

The right word to describe your frustration is "mourning". It's no longer wailing!

DropShot:

SeverusSnape:


Have you gotten your masquerade job??.. The lying Mohammed is waiting for you o.

DropShot:
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Always making senseless posts. A broken record already.

The right word to describe your frustration is "mourning". It's no longer wailing!