Seun:

There's nothing wrong with paying Ngozi Ozonzo-Iweala in dollars. Afterall, her family is in the US!!
The problem with paying the salary in naira is that it would seem to be a very large amount of money.

manny4life: As long as laws were violated, it's not for NOI to pay that back. What if they don't pay? What will they do? Who gives this kind of one-eyed ruling? Abeg, the money has been spent, they should reverse their decision else they'll shame themselves once again.

Uche2nna: I honestly do not know why fingers are pointing to Iweala and co. If there is any one liable of breaking the law here, it has to be OBJ. He was not forced to pay them the said amount in the said currency, neither did Iweala steal the money from the FG. She stated her worth and OBJ complied. If by complying some law was broken then fingers should be pointing towards OBJ and not Iweala. Na wa for this country oooooo!!!! Refund ke!!!!!

Uche2nna: I honestly do not know why fingers are pointing to Iweala and co. If there is any one liable of breaking the law here, it has to be OBJ. He was not forced to pay them the said amount in the said currency, neither did Iweala steal the money from the FG. She stated her worth and OBJ complied. If by complying some law was broken then fingers should be pointing towards OBJ and not Iweala. Na wa for this country oooooo!!!! Refund ke!!!!!

naijaking1: A big abuse of the law and an impediment to future recruitment of foreign based Nigerians.

The ruling should have either compelled the government to level the playing field for other ministers, pay back the alleged sum, or even prohibited future hiring or paying of salary in foreign currency.

These ministers actually lost money returning to serve in naija.

I know a friend with $500k gross who went to earn $125K in a naija parastatal, I'll see if he too is asked to pay back his salary.

Anyway, so much for returning home to contribute.

naijaking1:

Without pretending to be more patriotic than others, the fact is that every job and consequent pay has to obey some form of market forces.

If a government anywhere in the World offers me an x amt of money for a y amt of job, it does not make sense to go back and start quoting some constitution that should have been quoted when the deal was been struck in the first place.

Yes, some people may want to work for naija for a penny, kudos to them, but people who put in an honest work should be paid the agreed upon sum.

Whether you are one of the 5 world pediatric reconstructive cardiothoracic surgeon making $1.8-2M in LA or Atlanta, or you're a gifted soccer player making $1M in Europe, the naija government ought to attempt to pay you what your are worth, without fearing that a court would turn around and penalize in the future.

You just can't force an individual to loose his or her level of income all in the name patrotism, and so that politicians will have enough to steal.
If you can't afford the person who earns $1m yearly, then you move on. I am sure Okonjo-Iwuala did not lobby for her job, instead OBJ lobbied her out of the World bank.

Naija people no dey understand salary. That's why the government can afford to owe people for more than 2 months without pay, and yet there will be no riot.

If you earn every kobo of your salary, there is no way someone could hold on to it without expecting a revolution. Period.

naijaking1:

Without pretending to be more patriotic than others, the fact is that every job and consequent pay has to obey some form of market forces.

If a government anywhere in the World offers me an x amt of money for a y amt of job, it does not make sense to go back and start quoting some constitution that should have been quoted when the deal was been struck in the first place.

Yes, some people may want to work for naija for a penny, kudos to them, but people who put in an honest work should be paid the agreed upon sum.

Whether you are one of the 5 world pediatric reconstructive cardiothoracic surgeon making $1.8-2M in LA or Atlanta, or you're a gifted soccer player making $1M in Europe, the naija government ought to attempt to pay you what your are worth, without fearing that a court would turn around and penalize in the future.

You just can't force an individual to loose his or her level of income all in the name patrotism, and so that politicians will have enough to steal.
If you can't afford the person who earns $1m yearly, then you move on. I am sure Okonjo-Iwuala did not lobby for her job, instead OBJ lobbied her out of the World bank.

Naija people no dey understand salary. That's why the government can afford to owe people for more than 2 months without pay, and yet there will be no riot.

If you earn every kobo of your salary, there is no way someone could hold on to it without expecting a revolution. Period.

naijaking1:
A big abuse of the law and an impediment to future recruitment of foreign based Nigerians.

The ruling should have either compelled the government to level the playing field for other ministers, pay back the alleged sum, or even prohibited future hiring or paying of salary in foreign currency.

These ministers actually lost money returning to serve in naija.

I know a friend with $500k gross who went to earn $125K in a naija parastatal, I'll see if he too is asked to pay back his salary.

Anyway, so much for returning home to contribute.

meccuno:
thank God people like you still exist