As a mathematician, I disagree with the compensation:

sirjec:

As a mathematician, I disagree with the compensation:

Fake Mathematician

odiaero:

Fake Mathematician

Some were 30 years old before they finished school, lets do the math, feeding for 30 years, clothing for 30 years, health care, school fees, books, tuitions , transportation and all that for just N5M?

Poverty is wicked and in great abundance in Nigeria, that is why Goodluck will be happy to announce N5m.

Pls leave GEJ jare. Human life is priceless and even a £billion cannot replace it. The mere 5million naira (and other addons) is just a token by the government to show how concerned they are about the issue. Afterall these 10 are not the only corper that we have lost in the last service year in the line of duty. Some police officers and INEC staff also died in the line of duty. A lot of innocent Nigerians (very many) also died in this and other similar mayhem resulting from this election. Everybody cannot be compensated in terms or naira. The ultimate compensation is making sure such a sad & ugly event does not repeat itself again. **Nigerians like money too much. Huge monetary compensation can result in some families deliberatly killing their ward who are serving in order to reap huge compensation**
Someone mention something about building house and comfortable residence for the family of the victims; from the little info i gathered about the victims, not all of them are from poor home.
By the way, how much are the family of military and paramilitary service men given when they loose they loved ones (in most cases bread winners) in the line of duty?

This is perhaps the 'dullest' president in our history.
This is very characteristic of his knee jerk reactions without thought.
One, 5million is nothing compared to what these folks would have earned in their lifetime.
Two, is it now an official govt policy to compensate dead corps members' families?what about dozens that die every year while travelling to serve their fatherland?
Are they not entitled to compensation?After all they didnt decide to travel across Nigeria of their own accord
How much do they give the family(ies) of dead soldiers?Will he also be compensating the families of those ones who died in jos last year?
How much has he spent on training his Niger Delta terrorists?
and most of all how many people are going to be punished for this crimes?

I am really sad for Nigeria.

What we want to hear is the immediate transfer of the commissioner of police in Bauchi State and all his immediate assistants for gross negligence. Imagine youth corpers being killed in the police station where they went to seek refuge; why were no police men killed with them? The compensation should not have been stated for public hearing but should have been 50 million in the least. Goodluck is to blame because he is trying to use this whole thing to do PR and settle scores with CPC which is very insulting.

reindeer:

This is perhaps the 'dullest' president in our history.
This is very characteristic of his knee jerk reactions without thought.
One, 5million is nothing compared to what these folks would have earned in their lifetime.
Two, is it now an official govt policy to compensate dead corps members' families?what about dozens that die every year while travelling to serve their fatherland?
Are they not entitled to compensation?After all they didnt decide to travel across Nigeria of their own accord
How much do they give the family(ies) of dead soldiers?Will he also be compensating the families of those ones who died in jos last year?
How much has he spent on training his Niger Delta terrorists?
and most of all how many people are going to be punished for this crimes?

I am really sad for Nigeria.

Its nothing to do with dullness jare- the man simply just doesnt care! and can you blame him? why should he?? his daughter didnt die, his wife didnt die, he sister wasnt burnt alive, he's simply throwing these crying doggies some treats so he can continue with his government of corruption!

The worst thing about this whole situation is that this will be the end of it! They probably wont even end up paying the families, theyll just announce nonsense left and right and continue their rancid dealings as usual!

To say Nigeria is a fcked up state is a notorious understatement! this is soo painful!

Its true dat the compensation is rather a small amount, But there is no amount of money dat can compensate for a loss of life. Bringing the criminals to book and even their subsequent execution will not still satisfy for the loss of the lives nor the resentment the deed has left. On the other hand Gej acknowledged the loss of this lives and made a move to practically sympathise with their families, Corpers where murdered in jos during the ya'radua regime and he didnt do shit abt it,and nobody said nadda, Is there anything a person do wey human beings no go talk, Thank God he won this election or some NLs who like hearing themselves talk wuld have brought in their dumb conspiracy theorems abt him using the compensation to try n win the hearts of Nigerians to vote him, Jeez.

A senator earns two hundred and fifty million naira annually doing nothing. what the fuuuck is 5 million naira? Nigeria does not value her patriots!

even if the affected corpers had life insurance, how much would they have been paid?
i think what is best here is to include the names of their parent in the government pension payroll. even if it is 50k per month and grant them free medical treatment and housing. that is more fare than the bogus amount that will deepen the loss due to relative interference.
also, this shows that Mr. President is not aware of the poverty rate in his country.

if the child of otedola, dangote, ibrahim, obasanjo, ibb, atiku etc were affected, what would the 5m really mean?

J12:

A senator earns two hundred and fifty million naira annually doing nothing. what the fuuuck is 5 million naira? Nigeria does not value her patriots!  

Seconded

I think the FG has come out to say something positive, kudos to FG but RIP to those that lost their life

kunle_j:

even if the affected corpers had life insurance, how much would they have been paid?
i think what is best here is to include the names of their parent in the government pension payroll. even if it is 50k per month and grant them free medical treatment and housing. that is more fare than the bogus amount that will deepen the loss due to relative interference.
also, this shows that Mr. President is not aware of the poverty rate in his country.

He is aware ,he just does not care! I don't even believe that the N5Million was his original idea.Just like the other PDP bigwigs ,he has no conscience ,all he cares about is how many billions he can loot over the next 4 years.I am sure his advisers told him: Your excellency let us promise these people some crumbs so that they will stop yapping all over the news.

sirjec:

As a mathematician, I disagree with the compensation:

And who told u ds ur integration is applicable to the govt's compensation?
U are missing d point.

Who are to be brought to book? the same government is grossly responsible for the death of these young ones, take it or leave it but that's the gospel truth!

@otokx, transfer? abi immediate arrest! this episode is hugely saddening, but then it shows a glimpse of how flawed and twisted our country really is. Jonathan said something about bringing the perpetrators to book. That is all well and good but what about the easier yet weightier matter; the issue of the security operatives whose job it is to protect the hapless corpers. People went fled to the police station for security and were still not safe? In what country does that happen? And the police commisioner, the policemen on duty, the divisional police officer and others are not arrested and jailed for gross negligence in execution of duties resulting in the deaths and injuries of people and destruction of property they are billed to protect. Yes, you guessed right, Nigeria! It is increasingly telling that GEJ said nothing about the security operatives that should have been protecting the unfortunate corpers, the general security situation of the country, the fact that nearly none of the perpetrators of acts of violence in this country have been been brought to book. Way to go, Jona!

5m? What is that supposed to cover, the cost of the burial? And after that, what next for the families of these people, some of which had to borrow money and sell belongings to put their wards through school? So all that is a waste? What assurance do we have that they will get the money given that the Nigerian corruption factor may still play out in their case. What assurance do we have that they will get anything at all? None! Someone here says it shows Jonathan's compassion; what is he, a philantropist or the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? Whose job is it, as the chief security officer and the commander in chief of the armed forces, to make sure that this incident did not happen in the first place. Someone is talking about magnanimty, as if he is doing them a favour. When someone dies in your service, especially when the cause of the person's death is linked to your actions or lack of action thereof, except where there is a previous agreement foregoing all compensation, the person's family deserves a substantial compensation payable to them by you except you wish to be sued for something much higher, a step i suggest the families take against the federal government if the get nothing more than this measly 5m. For goodness sakes, three senators can pay the entire sum by contributing half their monthly allowances each! And that's what is being used to pacify the victim's families.

What about the security situation in this country? Will we ever be safe? Given the Jos crises in recent times, the Abuja and Bayelsa bomb blasts, and other acts of violence in Northern Nigeria,one would think the fg would be better prepared to tackle these problems. But no, they allowed innocent, promising youth corpers die for no justifiable reason, then dole out 5m to their families.

What happens to other people that die in the line of duty? Do their families get 5m? Or do they not matter, like everyone else that died in service of Nigeria? And people wonder why there are few truly patriotic Nigerians.

Nigeria, oh, Nigeria,

It's time to start recording another failing government. 5m naira?

Please before all you anti-GEJ crucify him on NL pick a copy of today's Punch, Guardian or the Sun newspaper to see details of what transpired yesterday. GEJ did not only promised the cash, he asked the families to proceed immediately to the NYSC office to collect the money as he has instructed the NYSC DG to pay the money immediately. He also promised automatic employment for immediate siiblings of the deceased who are graduates. He assured the families that perpetrators of the crimes will surely be brought to book. On a final note he mentioned that the money and kind is not to compensate them as no amount of money will do but to let them know that FG and Nigerians share in their griefs. The last he said is on immortalizing the dead corpers.

^^^

So if you want to get an automatic job after NYSC, you need to lose your loved ones to election violence or break your leg, head, hand or any other part? what happens to the rest corpers who served and didn't get killed or injured? they go join up with the rest of the unemployed right?

If it were in responsible countries the IG of police would have demanded the sack of the commissioner of police in Bauchi plus zonal AIG of that area. Infact the IG would have resigned but here nothing is happening.

who didnt know GEJ is clueless so this move isnt a suprise to me. may the lost soul find comfort in the beyond.

MY CONCLUSION

Tis very obvious that we are hard to please. Just like the children of Israel! If the President just said the perpetrators will be brought to book and didn't talk about compensation. We will cry BLOODY MURDER! and say "He couldn't even compensate them!" now they compensate, some are saying a NYSC corp member's life is worth N5m thats shallow thinking!
No amount of money can fill the void. And he has promised to bring them to book.

Don't forget DUE PROCESS/BUREAUCRACY! It can be annoying but it has to be done.
It is not Jonathan's money and by the way he said he has instructed the DG to give them the money immediately.

Duh!

Those who are saying the amount is small, how much is adequate for a life?

I can see that some of the post here is just targetted at the president and not the perpetrators of this violence. Your hate for GEJ will cause some of you to have high BP and die young as you have failed to reason properly. If paltry N5 mn was not mentioned we will still complain. The truth is no amount will equal human life. The government has taken some steps by trying to employ siblings of the deceased and stating clearly the money given was just to share in their grief and not compensation. The president ordered them to move straight from his office to NYSC to get the money paid.
As starting point over 500persons have been arrested in connection to the killings, and what we expect is speedy trial to bring them to book. Your aspersions on Mr President will not solve the problem.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace. GEJ is really trying.Kudos man.

If you evaluate the the amount spent to this present time, then you'll find out that the amount is much greater than 5M.
I am saying that the compensation is small considering the present condition of the parents and their hope on the deceased. Let him review it to atleast 10M so that they poor parents can get a flat to live and food to eat throughout their lifetime.
Let's assume one or more secures a job with an oil company, in a year, the earning is much greater than 5M (allowances inclusive).

how much were given to those who lost their lives to bomb blasts during campaigns and election? what is N5m compare to what nigerians suffer going to school?
if pdp in their 12 yrs of leadership cannot protect our lives, why are nigerians still voting them? we are in a useless country where human lives has no meaning. else where, these families will sue the FG for billions.
why were the children of these criminal leaders not involved in these N5m lotteries?

My View:

Its is obvious that the President of Naija does not have REASONABLE men as his advisers,
else they would have let him know that it is not too good to come and announce to the public
the price tag a president is placing on the life of a graduate in this Country. The money is too ridiculous as compare to how much a common Local Govt Chairman "swallow" every month.

If he has simply say;
1. The Federal Govt will immortalize the memory of the slain patriots.
2. The State Govt of each patriot is expected to name a street/immortalize their memory within their state of origin.
3. The Federal Govt/State Govt will be willing to give scholarship to 1 or 2 of their siblings up to University level,
(and some other simple things)

The Govt may not even spend that much on each person but the package and the presentation could be better.

Anyway, to the Great Nigerians who sacrificed their lives in the struggle toward democracy, the NOBLE Nigerians says;
R  E  S  T    I  N    P  E  A  C  E! ! !

papa goodluck u try but e still remain, those hausa people don too Bleep up show dem say no be dem get naija, soldier no dey again make dem tie dem warn dem wella i beg now wetin be 5m to people wey die, try give security 4 coppers wen go north 2 serve i beg we all no say dem be muslims killam killam people but enough is enough papa good do sometin u knw wht to do do am plsssssssssssss na me talkam donfeco thanks.

WRONG MOVE! GEJ should not have announced the amount. He shld have focussed more on immortalising them! Now iot all seems like blood money!