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‘How Can Bashir Ahmad Earn More Than Prof. Femi Osofisan?’: Fierce Reactions Trail Buhari Aide’s Illegal Salaries

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Bashir’ trended for over 24 hours on Twitter following Peoples Gazette’s exclusive report that stirred collective outrage among citizens.

News of illegal salaries earned by Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s social media aide has elicited angry reactions from Nigerians who wonder why the lower rate government appointee earns more salary than university professors.

‘Bashir’ trended for over 24 hours on Twitter following Peoples Gazette’s exclusive report that stirred collective outrage among citizens who aired their grievances on social media.

At issue was the illegality of the salaries earned and the humongous N1,043,176.88 gross monthly remuneration, many citizens considered too high for an employee whose job was only to tweet and presumably manage the president’s social media accounts.

Although, Mr Ahmad’s take-home was N876,738.37 after statutory deductions, it did not include a miscellany of other allowances and federal estacodes attached to presidential aides.

Angry that university professors and medical personnel who go through years of rigorous training phases to acquire their certificates and licences do not earn half of Mr Ahmad’s salary, Nigerians berated the regime for lavishly spending the nation’s insufficient funds on undeserving employees.

@biyatife tweeted; “ASUU strike is justified.

Our professors are seriously UNDERPAID

How can Bashir Ahmad be earning more than Prof. Femi Osofisan? Jesus Christ!”

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have embarked on strike since February 14 over unpaid emoluments and renegotiation of the ASUU/FGN 2009 agreement among other demands. Negotiations to call off the strike for the past six months have reached stalemate, leaving educational activities in limbo.

Another online user, @Dottore_Zam, tweeted he had yet to earn up to N100,000 in his 13 years of being a teacher.

“I am a government employed teacher, I started work since 2009, this is my 13th year in service and my take home is not up to ₦100k. The description on my payslip is 2 pages long but @BashirAhmaad an appointee takes home about ₦800k without a description of why he is earning it,” Mr Zam said in reaction to the report.

“A senior lecturer earns 220k monthly (after 10 years in service), Bashir Ahmad earns 860k monthly net. This is where the problem is actually,” @Hitee_ posted on Twitter.

Another popular user @Ambrosia_Ijebu said “Bashir was collecting Ghost Worker salary but Buhari doesn’t want ASUU staff to collect double salary. I think you see now.”

For @Maybeks, the situation mirrors a dire situation for Nigeria. “An SA just on social media earners (sic) more than a lecturer. Redemption is far from Nigeria,” he tweeted.

@CyphersTemitope said “This guy earns more than a University professor, a state civil servant who has spent over 30 years in service, A secondary school teacher, and loads of professionals out there. Amusingly, there are other unnamed allowances.”

“It was here the very revered Prof. Chinelo Ezeilo said her salary is 400k. Meanwhile, Bashir, a social media vuvuzela, with little or no contribution to statecraft is earning 800k+. Tell me why ours won’t be an unproductive society?” @007burch tweeted.

Other reactions are captured below:

@Emf194: An aid just handling Twitter account is earning over 800k monthly, and you wonder why ASUU made up of professors and doctors are on strike. This country is messed up.”

@nomishants: “A common social media aid collects three times the salary of a professor in Nigeria. What a country���“

@Igbomouth: “More reasons why ASUU is on strike. A professor earns an average of 500k monthly despite all efforts to get to that level. Buhari has Eight media aides with 1m salary each monthly.”

Anti-corruption campaigners have since called on law enforcement agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to investigate Mr Ahmad over the matter.

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It is what it is. Unfortunately nothing’s going to change until Nigerians start holding their leaders accountable for recklessly mismanaging their collective wealth. Nigerian leaders are evil!

Xiaohei:
It is what it is. Unfortunately nothing’s going to change until Nigerians start holding their leaders accountable for recklessly mismanaging their collective wealth. Nigerian leaders are evil!

Who are the Nigerians?

This is what you get when education is relegated to the background

Don't worry, Urchins have a perfect explanation for this...

A man with no certificate can never have value for anything that have to do with education

You all voted out a phd holder for an illetrate, and you want miracles to happen?

If you ask his principal now he would say "I am not awiyaaa"..

If to say the guy even sabi write sef person for still say toooh.

With those him primary school English...

Smh for my country

When they don't value for EDUCATION or the pains of the citizens...

VOTE WISELY...
VOTE FOR CREDIBILITY...
VOTE FOR YOUR FUTURE...
VOTE PETER OBI 2023...

That is why we are saying that you should not vote APC again

Well...

Separation is key...

make we all rest..

If he earns that much, then imagine how much Femi earns or even the SGF

Just imagine!

The political class and the north most especially have destroyed this nation. A nation that does not value meritocracy

The role is temporary, has its own attendant risk and it is governmental.

Everywhere in the world, such roles pay more because they are short termed.

Buhari govt borrow money to be looted or squandered

Very pathetic

Government spend billions on school feeding as a way of siphoning money but claim they don't have money to pay lecturers.

RobsonsTARz:
A man with no certificate can never have value for anything that have to do with education

You all voted out a phd holder for an illetrate, and you want miracles to happen?

I beg to differ from this. Ayade & his deputy are PhD holders yet they run all sectors aground. Is just lack of political will.

Hehehe.

Useless government. Some of the zoombies who are blaming ASUU for the strike can now see the reason why they are on strike.

You can't honour ASUU agreement,but you are busy paying million's to useless political appointees.

The people I pity most in Nigeria are the one's they pay 30k to defend this government. At list Bashir Ahmad has a good reason to praise the clueless government.

RobsonsTARz:
A man with no certificate can never have value for anything that have to do with education

You all voted out a phd holder for an illetrate, and you want miracles to happen?

Use your brains.

Buhari is shamelessly nepotistic but that doesn't exonerate GEJ from similar appointments.

ALL the leaders are wasteful.

iSense247:
‘How Can Bashir Ahmad Earn More Than Prof. Femi Osofisan?’: Fierce Reactions Trail Buhari Aide’s Illegal Salaries

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https://gazettengr.com/how-can-bashir-ahmad-earn-more-than-prof-femi-osofisan-fierce-reactions-trail-buhari-aides-illegal-salaries/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

nonsense Notting stop the professor from moving to UN agency to earn 100 k USD or multinational organization .many are here .the Prof are not tie or conscripted to the public uni they can become senator ,S A and VC also earn 1m monthly .

His job description is a sensitive one.

A professor who is just a classroom teacher is still behind policy makers.

We have professors holding sensitive positions and they earn far more than professors who are in the classroom.

rusher14:
The role is temporary, has its own attendant risk and it is governmental.

Everywhere in the world, such roles pay more because they ate short termed.

He has been there for almost 8 years and recently aspired to membership of the House of Representatives, yet you call it short termed?

RobsonsTARz:
A man with no certificate can never have value for anything that has to do with education

You all voted out a Ph.D. holder for an illiterate, and you want miracles to happen?

What do you expect, look at what he became without an educational certificate.

Amumaigwe:
He has been there for almost 8 years and recently aspired to membership of the House of Representatives, yet you call it short termed?

The post is short-termed.

You know the meaning of short-termed.

If you have any relation abroad, ask how much contractors make for the same role a full-term, fixed contract employee does.

Kim

iSense247:
‘How Can Bashir Ahmad Earn More Than Prof. Femi Osofisan?’: Fierce Reactions Trail Buhari Aide’s Illegal Salaries

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https://gazettengr.com/how-can-bashir-ahmad-earn-more-than-prof-femi-osofisan-fierce-reactions-trail-buhari-aides-illegal-salaries/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

Prof osofisan was a former general Manager /CEO of the National Theater Lagos and earn the political salary for 4 years . The GM earn around 14m. Naira per annum .and he performed badly leaving the Theatre in ruins

What nonsense are you saying?

rusher14:
The post is short-termed.

You know the meaning of short-termed.

If you have any relation abroad, ask how much contractors make for the same role a full-term, fixed contract employee does.

What nonsense are you saying?

So much lawlessness and corruption under this hypocritical regime.

kokoA:
If you ask his principal now he would say "I am no awiyaaa"..

i don warn u oo