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With this information at our reach do we think Politicians are overpaid? Let the real Nigerians speak constructively with valid points.

Says any other allowances received are illegal

The Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has published details of legitimate salaries and allowances of National Assembly members and ministers.
In a public notice published in today’s edition of Daily Trust, signed by the commission’s acting secretary Usman I. Garndawa, RMAFC said it was providing the details “to avoid misinformation and misrepresentation of facts” in media reports.
The figures for legislators are similar to those published by Daily Trust on July 22 with few exceptions where the figures now provided by RMAFC are higher. But the commission faulted the lumping of all salaries and allowances into yearly totals, saying some of the entitlements are “non-regular” and paid once in four years.
According to the public notice by RMAFC, lawmakers’ allowances include accommodation (Senator N4m, Rep N3.97m), vehicle loan (Senator N8m, Rep N7.94m), furniture (Senator N6m, Rep N5.956m) and severance gratuity (Senator N6.09m, Rep N5.956m), which are due once in four years.
Out of these figures, only the vehicle loan for members of the House of Representatives differs with what Daily Trust reported on July 22, which was N6.948m.
While accommodation allowance is paid yearly, furniture, severance and car loan are paid once in four years, the commission said.
Annual allowances are motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance (Senator N1.52m, Rep N1.489m), constituency (Senator N5m, Rep N1.985m), domestic staff (Senator N1.519m, Rep N1.488m), personal assistant (Senator N506,600; Rep N496,303), entertainment (Senator N607,920, Rep N595,563), recess (Senator N202,640; Rep N198,521), utilities (Senator N607,920; Rep N397,042), newspaper/periodicals (Senator N303,960; Rep N297,781), house maintenance (Senator N101,320; Rep N99,260) and wardrobe (Senator N506,600; Rep N496,303).
Here, the difference with Daily Trust’s report is on member’s vehicle fuelling and maintenance (reported as N595,563), member’s constituency (reported as N1.687m), senator’s and member’s entertainment (reported as Senator N202,640, Rep N198,521) as well as wardrobe (reported as Senator N405,280; Rep N397,402). The Daily Trust’s July 22 report was quoting RMAFC’s documents dated February 2007.
Apart from recess allowance, these are paid in monthly installments, RMAFC said.
Other allowances are estacode (Senator $950, Rep $900) and duty tour allowance (Senator N37,000; Rep N35,000) payable “when applicable.” These figures are also higher than what Daily Trust reported on July 22.
Explaining the modalities of paying the salaries and allowances, RMAFC said: “Regular allowances are paid regularly with basic salaries while non-regular allowances are paid as at when due. For instance, furniture allowance and severance gratuity are paid once in every tenure and vehicle allowance which is optional is a loan which the beneficiary has to pay before the end of tenure. It is therefore wrong and misleading to add up allowances irrespective of whether they are regular, refundable or non-regular as the regular annual emoluments of political public office holders.”
But RMAFC warned that any other allowances received by the affected officials are illegal and the chief accounting officer should be held responsible.
“The commission also wishes to use this opportunity to state that any other allowance(s) enjoyed by any political, public office holders outside those provided in the Remuneration Act of 2008 is not known to the commission and the chief accounting officer should be held accountable,” RMAFC’s notice added.
The salaries and allowances for ministers and ministers of state now published by RMAFC are also similar to those contained in Daily Trust’s July 25 edition.
(For full details, see page 16 of Abuja edition and page 14 of Kano/Maiduguri edition)


http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/2308-rmafc-publishes-salaries-of-lawmakers-ministers

@Sibrah: I wonder how many party can boast of such people who will go into private sector with ease. PDP rule of SW hardly witnesses such.



Recently a minister of State in PDP resigned to pick up an international job. Okonjo Iweala has done it before so dont talk to score cheap political points next time, there are intelligent people on this thread

an attempt to discredit JTF, you must be a Boko sympathiser

@ Neloznoni

Check the date of the post.This was a trap game.This is old ASUU strike call off post in 2009. Do not place the cart before the horse. Hope the strike is called off soon so our varsity students can return to school

@ insincere nigerian


We know your intention, so no need argueing with you. The state of emergency in your eyes has failed abi? Clap for your selve. You are the most insincere Nigerian I have ever come accross in Nairaland.Thumb up.

I can see why there is so much poverty in Nigeria and Africa. Even the EU believe in the system than we Nigerians because they are seeing what we are not.

You need strong institutions to fight corruption and not the President or govt officials. In Westerm world, their institutions are so equipped that it makes it impossible for you to go against the law and go scott free.That is what EU is looking at.Empowering EFCC with sophisticated tools that when a corrupt politicians is brought to court with enough and convincing evidence from a strong institution having the right manpower and capacity, it will be easier for the judge to dispense judgement against corrupt offenders. Have you wondered why efcc is not able to win 60% of cases prosecuted against corrupt politicians. Its not because they are bribed but they lack capacity to make them capable of doing so.These are the areas EU want to capitalise on having seen that elections are becoming free and fairer than before, the govt of d day interferes less with public office etc so they are convince if they consolidate on support to these institutions corruyption will be reduced. Hilary clinton once said on her visit to Nieria that what we nedd is not a strong leader like Buhari but a strong institution. It bleeds my heart when I read the comments of Youth who are meant to be future leaders but thiniking shallow.

I hope must of us complaining here abt corruption can even keep their integrity when they see just 500k. SMH

The same you will complaint if it was not done so why won't you acknowledge when it is now done. For those saying 1km of road cost more than 1billion naira, its either you don't have idea of what civil engr is or you are just a natural complainer.There are may activities that will come to play more than just laying d roads.There will be survey, clearing of bush parts, filling of pathways, drainage at some points so me think d cost is reasonable and beside d amount is spelt out so if the cost is outrageous Berger would not want to soil their reputation.

The way the Youths think in Nigeria too is pathetic. I expect people asking questions about the implementation of the subject matter and hold people accountable to their promise.If we continue to carry this kind of mindset, even when we find ourself in USA, you will do no good in terms of productivity. The fact is govt. Need not create the jobs, just give us a functional society with basic infrastructure and d smart and sensible Youths will create jobs out of it not these internet warrior kind of Youths am seeing in Nairaland waiting to kill every govt promises without any sense of optimism.objectivity and reasoning.You can call me names but when after reading through this I am pretty sure your conscience will indict you that your mind is pretty lazy.

I put bold to say with what he said if I can confirm that he has done well to like 60%, then Peter Obi becomes my role model in Nigeria Politics.

Politics of hatred has left some people deluded.May they and their generations never enjoy the benefit of power reforms in Nigeria since they don't believe in it. Somebody shout amen!

Where are the vampires? If it is evil news you will see dem rushing to make comments.All d people that wish Nigeria evil will not partake of her economic gains(that is my prayer for you).

It just shows we have so many uneducated illiterate on Nairaland,no wonder the average Nigerian Youth is unemployable,lacking in enterpreneurship skills.If the likes of Micheal Faraday,Lander brothers,Aristotle, Socrates,even our own fathers like the Awos,Balewas did as most of us are doing,they wouldn't have achieved much.


Please don't rush into a thread like a mad dog and start doing what a 5 year intelligent boy won't do. If you guyz had taken your time to read and comprehend, you will know when the contract was given by which govt. Another thing,I know how much FG gets yearly frm Custom, dat amount paid is childs play.Lastly, its a software that is internationally recognised and used in other countries.If u want us to use Nigerian Software, start with Word,Excel and little softwares.Even Nigerian Banks including Microfinance do not use local software.Don't be too hasty to nail GEJ foolishly, it won't earn you any award rather it will expose your STU-PI-DI-TY.

so much beefing for Chelsea FC. Why will d club u suPport be d basis for making ur relatnshps, out of objectivity.

All dis Nigerian haters that love only evil newz. If it was said by a Nigerian you guyz will politicize it that he is GEJ psychophants. Now this SA dude is cooling off with a lot of money investing in cassava flour and we are busy shouting cassava bread,Drunken presido,unemployment,Boko haram, APC,Dame Patience, corruption,clueless GEJ. SMH for the youth of dis country, we are our own greatest enemy.

Who is the moderator of this thread?

PLEASE GUYS DONT BE BLIND WITH SENTIMENTS,USING POWER ILLEGALLY TO DEAL WITH A MAN BECAUSE YOU WANT TO CRUSH CORRUPTION IS THE BIGGEST FORM OF CORRUPTION.


CORRUPTION STARTS FROM USING POWERS THAT ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALLY YOURS BY THE LAW TO ACT. GEJ GOT MY BACK ON THIS.


YOU GUYS ARE STILL STUCK TO ABACHA/OBJ/BABANGIDA TYPE OF MILITARY DICTATORSHIP

@ J12


Really? Maybe you should mention the places we could have met like school,church, work ets.



I also expect the guyz in Nairaland to flaunt their pix here.Let's celebrate and appreciate ourselves.Its not about facial handsomeness alone but handsomeness of the mind and attitude towards others. I appreciate d guyz in Nairaland. Would have luv to see d pix of BEEF.

@CFCFan


I will nominate you as Mr Nairaland. What do you think about that?

Gentle meeeeee!

I took about 3 hours non-stop to read all d post especially d post-match comments. I want to quickly add that Football should not be a tool to be used to separate us. I love matured post from d Ghanian lady Selaise d or so. Nigerians are good and hospital don't mind d ranting here and don't think of quiting d forum.You add glamour to it and make it look international.Pls fellow Nigerians let's stop d bashing.Not all ghanians are like d one cursing everyone on d thread.Its best to handle such persons personally than making a generalised statement. I have dated a Ghanian b4 and I can tell u they re wonderful and luving ppl to be with.One love West Afica,One luv Ghanians,One Luv Nigerians.Mwah

Dat is how it is with most of us here, we castigate and critisize govt but if given a budget of 5million Naira we will throw away caution. Seems its a Nigerian problem of greed and financial indiscipline.So what's d way out?

@Seanet01 read d write up,he is a CPC member and possibly has Buhari as his mentor

we all know PDP is not the only party with corrupt polithiefians, as small as their number is CPC Reps still involve in criminal activities

EFCC arraigns Rep for issuing dud cheques


Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Internal Security, Mr. Aliyu Gebi (centre), arraigned for issuing dud cheques, with his lawyer, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja...on Tuesday.

Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Internal Security, Mr. Aliyu Gebi (centre), arraigned for issuing dud cheques, with his lawyer, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja...on Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Aliyu Gebi, for allegedly issuing dud cheques of about N120.5m to his lender.

The EFCC alleged that Gebi, a Congress for Progressive Change member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, obtained the credit facility from Musty Petroleum Limited.

The lawmaker was arraigned for a 13-count charge before Justice Abba Bello Muhammad of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja.

The anti-graft agency accused him of issuing 13 dud cheques in favour of the complainant, Musty Petroleum Limited, an offence contrary to and punishable under section l (b) (i) of the Dishonoured Cheque (offences) Act, 2004, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

When the charges were read to him in the court, Gebi pleaded not guilty.

His lawyer, Mr. Babatunde Oyefeso, thereafter moved a bail application, asking the court to grant him bail on self-recognition.

He told the court that, before the arraignment, the lawmaker had been on an administrative bail granted him by the EFCC.

Prosecution counsel, Mohammed Bello, did not oppose bail application.

He noted that Gebi had already deposited his diplomatic passport with the commission, but he prayed the court to take note of the gravity of the offence and impose strict conditions that would make the lawmaker attend trial.

But, ruling on the application, Justice Bello Mohammed insisted that the accused person be allowed to continue with the bail conditions earlier granted him by the anti-graft agency.

“The EFCC was aware of the seriousness of the offence committed by the accused person before granting him an administrative bail on the light terms and condition,” he said.

Consequently, the court adjourned to February 19 to commence trial



see link http://www.punchng.com/news/efcc-arraigns-rep-for-issuing-dud-cheques/

I use a Toyota Echo 2001 model. The features I enjoy most is d fuel efficiency. I use less than 7 litres fuel to and fro work with ac on.Its also rugged and so reliable.I was not as much confident using my rover 620 with honda engine but dis my toyota car I bump into it anytime and it never dissapoints.Thinking of upgrading soonest by selling to buy corrolla 2004, Lagos users dey intimidate me badly.

Some folks here are just bent on giving d dog a bad name. They are not analysing d response of GEJ if its ok or not but rather focussing on d manner at which d interview went. That is too petty.

Until we start seeing d good of Nigeria above political affilihation,there may not be hope for dis country. The number 1 factor shooting up d cost of goods is transportation cost. First, d bribe police use to collect frm road transporters dissapeared due to ban of road blocks now a great deal of cost is also saved and its impact on road safety and infrastrure cannot be overemphasized. Pls its not about Fashola V GEJ or PDP V Action Congress of Nigeria,it shld be about Good V Evil, Progress V Backwardness and that's how good citizens think.

Good news hardly make front page in Nairaland. If it was about Poko(Tonto Dike) don blow now or sahara reporters propangada, it would have made front page

My very good question to you guyz doing like good historians is why do u curse dis man for problems he inherited from past predecessors which he hasn't proferred solution for but u think its wrong to give him credit for the reverse?



Simple Answer: Badbelleism

Some peeps have sworn with their soul that they will never acknowledge any success recorded by GEJ even if it is to National Development.My prayers to them is May they not eat out of the good thereof.



Somebody spent 8 yrs in power, you gave enough reasons why he may not complete projects. Another haven't spent 2 yrs complete and you have finalised he is slow,daft and not doing enough.God is watching yoy,you know yourselves.

@ I mean to say power generation and distribution.Do your research thoroughly and return back to comment if there are cases where the former can be higher in value than the latter.Afterall, we calling d presido clueless may be d greatest clueless individual.