Mathskill's Posts
Nairaland Forum › Mathskill's Profile › Mathskill's Posts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (of 29 pages)
. |
. |
. |
So he is no more an Islamist? |
IzonOwei:INEC structure can be used. All it takes is political will |
. |
. |
Freemanan:Kachukwu was brought from outside to reorganize NNPC it was no wahala but Col. Hamid Ali is put in charge to clean customs is now viewed as political appointment by you because he is a Northerner. |
ahckmedkosy:"Truly" or did you mean to say truely? |
ahckmedkosy:Ignorance is throughly a disease |
SeverusSnape:The tune has now changed from he is a religious bigot to that of an ethnic one. |
. |
. |
. |
victree007:Take your advise to the lagoon |
. |
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s order directing the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to address public outcry over huge salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly, the chairman of the commission, Elias Mbam, said on Tuesday that Senators and members of the House of Representatives will earn less than N1 million by the end of next month. Speaking at the State House after Mr. Mbam made presentation on the activities and challenges of the commission, President Buhari chided the RMAFC for approving excessive remunerations for some political office holders, and urged the commission to seek a proper interpretation of its powers and address the public outcry against the unreasonably high payments. President Buhari also warned that severe sanctions will be visited on any individual or organisation that violates the directive on the payment of all national revenue into the Federation Account. President Buhari spoke a week after PREMIUM TIMES published details of the federal lawmakers’ salaries and allowances, a publication that sparked widespread public anger against the lawmakers, with many calling a drastic cut. But in his response to reporters’ questions after meeting the president, the RMAFC boss said the commission had been working on the review of the salaries and allowances of the political office holders at National Assembly, the State Assemblies and Local Governments, adding that the review also covers the Judiciary. Mr. Mbam said the review, which according to him is still going through a process and expected to be ready by next month, is expected to reflect the economic realities of the day occasioned by the drop in oil prices. “We are currently reviewing the subsisting remuneration packages and it is going to reflect the socio-economic realities of today. We expect that before the end of next month, it will be ready. But it will go through a process, it is not something that you will just say yes or no,” he said. According to Mr. Mbam, “no member of the National Assembly should earn up to N1million per month” and that the Senators and Members of the House of Representatives have no option but to abide by the commission’s new wage formula. “They do not have a choice. We are guided by the constitution and we are going to be guided by such laws that are provided for in the constitution and the oath they swore to obey,” he said. According to him, President Buhari advised that they use all legitimate means to ensure that all public office holders’ emoluments comply with those approved by the commission and “ensure that leakages are blocked.” As part of the challenges faced by the commission, Mr. Mbam said the commission was not properly funded as it should be one of the agencies of government that should have financial autonomy. “The best way to do that is to include it as one of the agencies that will benefit from first line charge,” he said. The second challenge, he said is lack of power of enforcement. He therefore demanded a review of the Act establishing the commission so that it can have power of enforcement and sanctions on any of the defaulting MDAs. Mr. Mbam said the review of of salaries and allowances had been on since last year, noting that it had become imperative to conclude it following the drop in oil prices and the financial constraint which had degenerated to states been unable to pay salaries of staff. “These are some of the issues that made the review necessary. It did not start with this administration, we started the review as far back as last year. It is not because of the present administration that we commenced it,” he said. The RMAFC is saddled with the responsibility of determining the remuneration for political office holders, both elected and appointed, from the national level to the local government level. The pay packages of public office holders, particularly the salaries and allowances of the National Assembly members, have been an issue of serious concern among Nigerians. Since 2010, the N150 billion annual allocations to the National Assembly in the budget, which includes the salaries and allowances as well as other perks, have remained a closely guarded secret, as their details have always been hidden from the public. PREMIUM TIMES had on August 18 published a report indicating that the 360 members of the House of Representatives gulp N6.58 billion from the nation’s treasury in annual salaries and allowances, while the 109 Senators cost the nation N2.14 billion in similar emoluments. Cumulatively, the country shells out a hefty N8.72 billion every year in salaries and allowances to lawmakers in the two chambers of the National Assembly. However, the amount the Senators and Members of the House of Representatives remit as tax appears insignificant as their income tax is calculated as a function of their basic salaries alone. Yet the allowances, which are non-taxed are about 870 percent (Senators) and 820 percent (Reps) of their basic salaries. |
prof17:When Anyim held sway as SGF he appointed 2/3 of permanent secretaries as Igbos and the last time i checked Buhari hasn't changed them. |
tomakint:Well you might as well go to hell. |
. |
cybertyrant:You guys are just pathetic. It was the Igbos that woke up one day and slaughtered Northern and Yoruba leaders after independence. Then tried to foster a unitary form of governance in Nigeria cos it benefited you then. But when the counter coup came and you lost power you began shouting Biafra which led to the civil war that led to all the myriad of problem afflicting this country. Now after benefiting more than even the Ijaws under GEJ by looting this country dry and losing in a widely acclaimed election you have now gone back to the trenches, crying and shouting for Biafra. Your ungrateful nature is just unbecoming. If you like cry blood tHe way OBJ probed the Abacha administration and got his looted funds back is the way BUhari will probe all looters in GEJ's government and repatriated the stolen money. Thank God the whole world is behind buhari. |
cybertyrant:You guys are just pathetic. It was the Igbos that woke up one day and slaughtered Northern and Yoruba leaders after independence. Then tried to foster a unitary form of governance in Nigeria cos it benefited you then. But when the counter coup came and you lost power you began shouting Biafra which led to the civil war that led to all the myriad of problem afflicting this country. Now after benefiting more than even the Ijaws under GEJ by looting this country dry and losing in a widely acclaimed election you have now gone back to the trenches, crying and shouting for Biafra. Your ungrateful nature is just unbecoming. If you like cry blood tHe way OBJ probed the Abacha administration and got his looted funds back is the way BUhari will probe all looters in GEJ's government and repatriated the stolen money. Thank God the whole world is behind buhari. |
. |
. |
MosakuAW:See your life.My friend only God has the power to take life. Mere mortal like you can only wish. |
MosakuAW:You dont sees to amaze. Now your sister is in act too. You sure are taking incest to a new level. Dad,mum,brother and sister all delinquent's. |
MosakuAW:You mean you had a three some with your mum and dad. How low can you get |
MosakuAW:I guess you couldnt sleep cos someone was busy pounding your back yard |
MosakuAW:So your mum is now a first class ashawo. Bros it seems your mums lineage is that of the worlds oldest profession. No wonder again. You are peddling your back yard in gay clubs. I pity your life. |
MosakuAW:Now you have added your mum.You even call her a pig. Oh! i get it. Your dad a goat and your mum a pig. Interesting.No wonder there is a permeating smell of a goat/pig on this forum tonight. YOur disrespect has no bounds. Just don't pass on your goat/pig Dna unto your children |
MosakuAW:Na wa! You just called your father a goat. I wonder if he really gave birth to you. You sure you mum didn't visit a sperm bank to conceive you. Or else how can one explain the disrespect for your supposed dad. Life, think you have seen it all but then someone surprises you with their insanity. Pity you. |
MosakuAW:soliloquy of an nut head. Respect for your father is non existent that you had to mention him on this thread.Psychoo |

Leave it or take it, Buhari is running a Northern Agenda!