To assist President Goodluck Jonathan in carrying out his functions, the Senate yesterday approved twenty Special Advisers for him.
The President had requested in a letter to the Senate for the approval of the Special Advisers in line with Section 151 (2) of the 1999 Constitution.

The Senate’s approval did not come easily yesterday as many senators sought to cut in the number of Special Advisers from 20 to 10.
They believed that if the Senate could cut its running cost by 40 percent, the Executive should start taking steps to reduce the cost of governance.
Speaking on the matter yesterday, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said: “As we are cutting down our running cost by 40 percent, may be the President should also consider reducing the cost of running government by the executive by 40 percent.”

Senator Umar Dahiru said: “Bringing twenty special advisers will be over burdening the governance. The 20 Special Advisers added to the about 36 ministers is a large number. Since we believe that we should cut the government running costs, we should cut the number.”
“Let us set up a committee to look at the appropriate number to be engaged by the President.”
Senator Chris Ngige maintained that twenty special advisers for the President is mind-boggling.

“The President should start with a number that we think will reflect the mood of the nation. Let him start with ten special advisers.”
But Senators Ahmed Sani Rufai, Heneiken Lokpobiri and Odion Ugbesia disagreed with their colleagues by stating that twenty special advisers is not too much for a president of any country.
Senator Odion Ugbesia said: “I am surprised we are going through this argument. Twenty special advisers, I think is too small for president of a country.”

“Governors have many special advisers and nobody is questioning that.” He noted   
But before putting question on the matter yesterday, the Senate President David Mark paving way for the request to be approved said: “How much is the salary of 10 special advisers? We can look at other ways to cut waste.”
The voice votes yesterday supported the approval of the twenty special advisers for President Jonathan.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/10968-senate-okays-20-special-advisers-for-jonathan.html

Beaf will be a Special Adviser on NL matters

He has almost 40 ministers, each of the ministers has 2 or 3 advisers, now Mr president needs 20 special advisers.

Wastage!

koruji:

Beaf will be a Special Adviser on NL matters

koruji:

Beaf will be a Special Adviser on NL matters

lmao,


You might as well throw in MEND matters,

OAM4J:

He has almost 40 ministers, each of the ministers has 2 or 3 advisers, now Mr president needs 20 special advisers.

Wastage!

Throw in any number of Senior Special Assistants,Special Assistants,Executive Assistants,Personal Assistants and then,of course,Assistants to Special Advisers/Special Assistants,then you talk of real waste.
What a breath of 'foul air'.