President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Muhammad Namadi Sambo will annually lose N878, 676 and N757, 693 respectively if the decision to cut basic salaries of political office holders in the executive arm of government by 25 percent is implemented.

The annual basic salary of the president, according to Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2008, is N3, 514, 705 per annum while that of the VP is N2, 031, 572.50 per annum.

Of the N18.3 billion State House budget, N11.2 billion is for recurrent expenditure comprising N9.2 billion over head cost and N2 billion personnel cost; and N7 billion capital projects. N1 billion of this amount would be spent on providing food and other catering services for Jonathan and Sambo households.

The breakdown shows that N477 million would be used to pay for foodstuffs and "catering materials supplies" for the president's office. Additional N293m would be for his "refreshment and meals" and N45.4m for canteen and "kitchen equipment."

Also, Vice President Sambo plans to spend N1.7bn on trips in 2012 and N1.3 billion on office stationeries; N2.4bn on office maintenance, N314m on drugs and medical supplies; N477m on foodstuff and catering material supplies; N121 million on drugs and medical supplies and N11m on teaching aids and instructional materials.

Though the president also announced cuts on overseas travels for political office holders and the size of their delegations, the presidency's expenses for this year would largely remain unaffected.

The 42 ministers in Jonathan's cabinet, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), and Chief of Staff to the President, will sacrifice N22, 797, 000 which constitute 25 percent of their annual basic salary of N91, 188, 000.

Chief of staff to the president, ministers, SGF and HOSF earn N2, 026, 400 each as basic salary annually. The president's 20 special advisers, by this arrangement, will give up N9, 629, 325 of their total basic salary of N38, 857, 500 this year. The act provides that special advisers to the president receive N1,942, 875 each as annual basic salary.

This amount didn't include dozens of senior special assistants (SSAs), special assistants (SAs) serving in the offices of the president and his deputy.

http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/201201091635.html

Waoh ! A whooping N878,000 in a year. What a great sacrifice

Yeah, what a great sacrifice in order to pay fools like you.

I hope GEJ sacrifices emiye soon on the alter of convenience.

That would be real sacrifice.

emiye:

Waoh ! A whooping N878,000 in a year. What a great sacrifice

Who cares ' when I still have 1 billion to eat.

Aint that like less than 7,000 U.S. Dollars?     Lmao!

koruji:

Yeah, what a great sacrifice in order to pay fools like you.

I hope GEJ sacrifices emiye soon on the alter of convenience.

That would be real sacrifice.

Guy, Chill now .

My statement was clearly tongue in cheek !

frosbel:

President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Muhammad Namadi Sambo will annually lose N878, 676 and N757, 693 respectively if the decision to cut basic salaries of political office holders in the executive arm of government by 25 percent is implemented.

The annual basic salary of the president, according to Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2008, is N3, 514, 705 per annum while that of the VP is N2, 031, 572.50 per annum.

Of the N18.3 billion State House budget, N11.2 billion is for recurrent expenditure comprising N9.2 billion over head cost and N2 billion personnel cost; and N7 billion capital projects. N1 billion of this amount would be spent on providing food and other catering services for Jonathan and Sambo households.

The breakdown shows that N477 million would be used to pay for foodstuffs and "catering materials supplies" for the president's office. Additional N293m would be for his "refreshment and meals" and N45.4m for canteen and "kitchen equipment."

Also, Vice President Sambo plans to spend N1.7bn on trips in 2012 and N1.3 billion on office stationeries; N2.4bn on office maintenance, N314m on drugs and medical supplies; N477m on foodstuff and catering material supplies; N121 million on drugs and medical supplies and N11m on teaching aids and instructional materials.

Though the president also announced cuts on overseas travels for political office holders and the size of their delegations, the presidency's expenses for this year would largely remain unaffected.

The 42 ministers in Jonathan's cabinet, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), and Chief of Staff to the President, will sacrifice N22, 797, 000 which constitute 25 percent of their annual basic salary of N91, 188, 000.

Chief of staff to the president, ministers, SGF and HOSF earn N2, 026, 400 each as basic salary annually. The president's 20 special advisers, by this arrangement, will give up N9, 629, 325 of their total basic salary of N38, 857, 500 this year. The act provides that special advisers to the president receive N1,942, 875 each as annual basic salary.

This amount didn't include dozens of senior special assistants (SSAs), special assistants (SAs) serving in the offices of the president and his deputy.

http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/201201091635.html

N878,000 is a peanut compare to the amount available in the bold.

My bad. With the way imbeciles are popping up praising everything GEJ is doing while his security forces murder our countrymen - I am not smiling.

I see now.

emiye:

Guy, Chill now .

My statement was clearly tongue in cheek !

Yes, Nigerians got yet another limb taken off, and offered PALLIATIVE SALVE to go with that, while Jonathan gets a $7000 pay cut, out of how many hundred thousand dollars he gets paid in allowances and salary?

Kobojunkie:

Yes, Nigerians got yet another limb taken off, and offered PALLIATIVE SALVE to go with that, while Jonathan gets a $7000 pay cut, out of how many hundred thousand dollars he gets paid in allowances and salary?

Out of his 1 Billion naira P/A feeding money.
I thought he had no shoes when he was young, didn't realise he starved as well.