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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has cleared the air on the ward-robe allowance for the members of the National Assembly, saying each senator is entitled to N506,600 annually and not N8.64 billion as reported in the media.
“Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission was in my office to clarify wardrobe allowance,” Mr. Saraki wrote on twitter Wednesday. “Amount is N506,600 per Senator.”
Mr. Saraki, in response to the media reports that the N460 senators and members of the House of Representatives would receive a whopping N8.64 billion, quoted his interview with BBC in his tweeter handle that “a body responsible for setting up the salaries and allowances was looking into the matter and would publish details of the remuneration on its website.”
Stating that the legislature would be accountable to the people, the senate president said it was not true that each senator would be paid N8.64billion as reported by two Nigerian newspapers.
Speaking earlier while receiving the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam and his team in his office, Mr. Saraki said the Commission is charged with fixing of remunerations to public office holders and advise the media to be more accurate in their reporting.
He warned government agencies failing in remitting Federal Government revenue to the Federation account saying government will no longer condone such mismanagement act.
According to him, non-compliance by agencies of government had brought major setback in the processes of governance.
Mr. Saraki reiterated the support of the Senate in bringing back justice to any erring agency that indulges in diverting government revenue to illegal channel adding, “Monetary revenue and allocation is a serious challenge to our economy. Though, diversification of economy is very important but is not an overnight issue. We must block every leakage in government revenue.
“We made campaign promises to Nigerians and we must fulfill all our pledges. It cannot be business as usual. We will do everything within our capacity to elevate the living standard of Nigerians.”
Earlier, Mr. Mbam said the agency have always enjoyed cordial relationship with the National Assembly while calling for continued working partnership with the view to enhance their effectiveness.
Mr. Mbam condemned the recent media report that exaggerated the wardrobe allowances of Senators and members of the House of Representatives saying, that wardrobe allowance is 25 percent of the basic salary which when broken down amounts to N506, 600 per legislator, per annum.
He advised that the agency operates a functional website where information concerning the day-to-day activities of the agency is published.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/185268-senators-to-earn-n506600-each-per-annum-as-wardrobe-allowance-saraki.html

agarawu23:
And you still call this man a dullard?
I wonder what the federal government will be doing with 9 jet. 12billion naira isn't a small cash! Gej never thought of reducing the jet, he was only raising idea on how to increase the jet.

now tell me WHO IS THE DULLARD

@ temi temi
@ oremuss''anus"
And all those baba haters, hehehe baba is proving to be tasty as an "old wine'' and u know wat, the older he becomes the better the government......

Carry on BABA
Old age good ooo

barcanista:
Bruce should do whatever he feels like doing for Osun without telling the whole world.

that's it bro!!!.
That's why I said earlier that he is seeking attention.


Shalom

barcanista:
What concerns me with whoever ask PMB to resign? What concerns me whether PDP want to wait for 300years or 300 hours? Oga be more concerned about Buhari's performance and stop trying to stop people from criticising.

All hail the jobless barcanista hope u have seen this


. @barcanista

I have read some of your posts in the past and I must confess that you have something to offer provided you are able to channel your energy towards resourceful endeavours. You are incredibly talented no doubt and have that magnetic power to always attract attention to yourself wherever you are. You have this imposing personality that makes you to be easily noticeable anywhere you are. But the problem with your kind of people is that you always end up exaggerating your prowess and see yourself as being the best thing to have happened to this universe. The people like you ended up with a bigger-than-life complex and therefore ruin the enormous talents they are loaded with. 

Hello brother, don't get me wrong, I'm not here to destroy you but to help you in retracing your step back to your normal self so that humanity can benefit from your latent and consuming energies the Power Above has deemed it fit to bestow on you.

The problem with you is that you are trying to cover your shortcomings, and in doing so, you bring in all your prowess as identified above (and many more) to convince yourself that you are still who you are. The first complex I noticed in you is the Infallibility Complex or the god complex wherein you convince yourself that you can never make a mistake. How do I mean, just a second.

I will like to take you back to your switched-over postthat inadvertently altered your natural configurations. Initially that post is meant to express an independent opinion different from the popular one among your peers; to be sincere with you - the post was innocuous - but you misfired because the time of that post and circumstances playing out around that time made it inappropriate. That was the mistake you made and in trying to convince others to see it your way, you ended up exposing your other vulnerabilities. So people can see the other side of you. If you'll agree with me, the reactions you got to that post really hurt you bad, my brother. And since then, you have been on the revenge mission to take back your pride by defeating your imaginary "enemies" (your once trusted comrades). Since you are always an opinion moulder, you believe you couldn't do it alone, hence your switch-over to the other side. 

Your case is like a commander in a battle that have given his best to winning a battle and suddenly found himself to be betrayed by his fellow comrades when the victory is almost within the reach. So what did you do? You decided to declare an all out war on your "new enemies" forgetting that you have exposed them to all your strengths and weaknesses when they were still on your side. You have invested heavily in the campaign for APC in trying to convince yourself that you made the right choice. And that is your second mistake, because you failed to realise that not all those who are with you today will be by your side when the chips are down.

So since then, like a drowning man, you have been clutching to anything within your reach to erase your past and relaunch yourself back to reckoning. You forget Robert Green's "The non-engagement Strategy of War" in his 33 strategies of war you should apply to Everyday Life.


The Non-Engagement Strategy
To retreat in the face of a strong enemy is not a sign of weakness but of strength. By resisting the temptation to respond to an aggressor, you buy yourself valuable time — time to recover, to think, to gain perspective. Sometimes you can accomplish most by doing nothing.

So my brother there you have it. In your effort to combat your former self, you have destroyed your reputations and made yourself ordinary. I know you are burning inside to attack me, but take a moment to ponder. Go back to your pre-February 26 posts and compare it to what you posted thereafter. Therein lies the answer to your problem. 

From then onwards, you developed what is termed Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). To help you, take a cursory look at the following:

Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
Requires excessive admiration
Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

So much for the long epistle, but before I go, let me leave you with the following:

Please know that we have had fine individuals of brilliant mind like you in this forum and will never be short of them. Some are still with us though somehow inactive while some have deactivated their accounts long time ago. Prior to 2011 elections, there was once a certain moniker by the name beaf. He was very influential and was a thorn in the flesh for some people just like you prior to Feb 26th. Now it is your time to shine in this 2015 election period and I give it to you, you are one hell of a guy. It is very rare to find someone who will create a thread and within some moments, the thread will grow to like 10 and above pages. Oh boy, you try. But please, don't let that your energy drains away on a fruitless battle. 

The Buhari battle is too strong for you to fight because it was revealed to you long time ago when you yourself were not even sure of its reality. Your signature then was that two things will happen in May this year, Buhari being crowned as the Nigeria President and Barcelona being crowned the UEFA Champion. The two events have already taken place even though one of them to your detriment. Don't sweat it. Take your time off politics because as it is now, that part of you has been infected. Use your energy elsewhere to benefit humanity. 

It's good to know you now have a blog of your own. In the meantime, while you are trying to reconfigure your political life, put your prowess into use by writing on other human endeavours aside politics. By the time you relaunch yourself, my brother, you will come out smoking.

Find time to heal yourself. I have helped you identify your complex, make efforts to find solution to it. HEAL THYSELF, OH BARCANISTA.

Valē habēque somnia suāvēs

barcanista:
ni





APC led Government of Buhari is a government of cluelessness and mediocrity. It lacks focus and direction. It has no plan or policies in place. How can an administration celebrate based of a mere pledge? How can a government beat it chest when BH bombing is becoming a daily exercise? How can an administration celebrate itself by embarrassing Nigeria among committee of nations with the mockery "Wish list"? President Buhari and the APC should not take Nigeria for a ride by shortchanging us. They promised us change, we won't accept anything less

dumb ass like you ask for achievement in less that 100 days in office and u got it so y complain? PDP already are rejecting ur type who write on PMB's resignation....


It's embarrassing to see how shameless people waste 16 years of power nd then point fingers of accusations of mismanagement on another of just less than 3 weeks of power. Pls [color=#000000]barcanista[/color] be objective

viczing:
EFCC is just waking up now like the Daura President smh

all tanks to PMB. Unlike ur clueless GEJ..

jejemanito:
You're not worth my time. Bye

wat will u a Dullard of ur type have to say

jejemanito:
You're the fool_ here since you don't know removal of fuel subsidy in 2012 would've been a blessing in disguise

senseless nd clueless just like ur mentor.
Wat are u trying to say?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
A foundation laid by jonathan
Credit must go to him
A true hero

just the fear of PMB...... Change is hear.
They were not spoilt. Just needed service. Baba emergence is a blessing to Nigerian.

How can u relate this to a clueless nd wicked soul who keep removing fuel subsidy and turn kerosene to gold.
On the Other hand a fool like u is accusing present 3 weeks old APC govt in benue state of owing workers 9 month salary ( temi temi).

Better work on ur ideas dude

Tell him and his fellow saTANist!!
Devil's Advocates

I think I have a simple way of cutting down the cost of this wardrobe allowance. Just employ 12 Taylors 2 each from each geopolitical zone. Make two uniforms for each member, one as official and other ceremonial. Red for Senate nd green for reps. If possible give them ranks according to position occupied and numbers of years of services

Baba, carry go.
Don't mind those saTANist misinterpretating you.
Like old wine, PMB get better with age!!!!!

They are so lanky nd cute.
Main looking at those girls, they are decent and respectful. E be like say Mitchell na YORUBA WOMAN.

ShowYourCertificate:
So because APC is 3 weeks old they won't pay the workers their salaries? Or they want PDP to come and pay? Stop whining and live up to your responsibility

see waste of school fees. Wud have sold this brainless maggot nd buy pork meat if I were his dad. Anyway ur real father impregnated ur mother and 9 months later u are bare another man's name( #showyourbirthcerticate)

ShowYourCertificate:
So because APC is 3 weeks old they won't pay the workers their salaries? Or they want PDP to come and pay? Stop whining and live up to your responsibility

see waste of school fees. Wud have sold this brainless maggot nd buy pork meat if I were his dad. Anyway ur real father impregnated ur mother and 9 months later u are bare another man's name( #showyourbirthcerticate) bastard

UncleJudax:
Hehehe. Benue is an APC state, too. Try again.

APC is just 3 weeks old in benue state son!!!

[quote author=UncleJudax post=34875243]Hehehe. Benue is an APC state, too. Try again.[/quote ] I can see that u are an adult with an infant brain. APC is 3 weeks old in benue state. I guess u are a sample of idiots representing ur family on nairaland

ShowYourCertificate:
Benue State workers are not complaining the way Osun workers are complaining. Also Benue is an APC state so it's not PDP's responsibility to pay Benue workers their salaries.

I guess u need to show ur certificate cos ur brain is ORIJINalised. I guess ur mother vomited u 3 weeks after ur papa banged her. If it's not possible then go back to play maybe u will realise the APC is just 3 weeks old in benue state. Clueless goat

temitemi1:
Ben bruce is only saying the truth. Osun pple need HELP

benue state owes 9 month salaries nd no pdp bastard is willing to talk about it. Ben Bruce is just seeking attention....

think I have a simple way of cutting down the cost of this wardrobe allowance. Just employ 12 Taylors 2 each from each geopolitical zone. Make two uniforms for each member, one as official and other ceremonial. Red for Senate nd green for reps. If possible give them ranks according to position occupied and numbers of years of services

I think I have a simple way of cutting down the cost of this wardrobe allowance. Just employ 12 Taylors 2 each from each geopolitical zone. Make two uniforms for each member, one as official and other ceremonial. Red for Senate nd green for reps. If possible give them ranks according to position occupied and numbers of years of services



Next allowance saga please..........

viczing:
So since he's been playing huh? Na now be en morning

Dullard from daura

dog sperm product reasoning with his anus

We been having series of argument with my cousin and his friend on the issue of popularity between FOOTBALLERS and MUSICIANS /ENTERTAINERS.
Bringing 2FACE and MIKE OBI to spotlight.

pedel:
It proves you are a cheat and you are probably doing that for a living. You are not smart.
The president already gave order for prisons across the country to be decongested in order to make room for cheats and fraudulent people.

cry me a river

pedel:
Space booker

that's being smarter than you.
FTC hustler.
Are you pained?

This otueke man thinks this is 1999?
He thinks he can't be questioned like Abdulsalam?
Soon bush meat go catch the hunter.
@Mr sidi fire on Jare
@ barcanista, oya defend your clueless mentor

Is it free services?
How does it intend to pay staff

crudemoney:
he wants to claim humility abi.



Daura President!!

a condom would have prevented this comment.

In a very clever and systematic way of recovering outrageous looted billion of dollar from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, President Muhammadu Buhari may have have parleyed the indicted former minister of petroleum, Mrs. Alison Diezani Madueke, Sahara Reporter’s report indicates

According to SH, President Muhammadu Buhari has resorted to unusual strategies for recovering some of the funds stolen from Nigeria’s treasury through a series of shady deals between former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and a group of indigenous oil companies and oil marketers she and former President Goodluck Jonathan favored.


Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, brought the part of the illicit deals to public attention when he alerted Nigerians that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had failed to deposit $20 billion of oil revenues with the CBN. In addition, Mrs. Alison-Madueke had inked some deals, with the blessing of former President Jonathan, involving oil swaps and the transfer of certain oil wells reclaimed from multinational oil companies to shady Nigerian operators, including Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko.

An investigation by SaharaReporters discovered that President Buhari’s administration has begun the difficult and complex process of retrieving some of the missing petro-billions. One approach so far adopted by the new president is aimed at addressing the fuel scarcity that has harmed the Nigerian economy and threatens to paralyze the country’s economic activities, according to highly placed officials in the government.

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But one exception involves Mr. Omokore whose Atlantic Atlantic Energy Oil Company was involved in the controversial concession of oil wells. A source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that Mr. Omokore had volunteered to return $500 million to the Federal Government. However, the source added that President Buhari nixed the deal based on information that Mr. Omokore, believed to be a front for Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Alison-Madueke, is in possession of $4.5 billion of funds that should have been deposited in the federation account.

The sources told SaharaReporters that the government’s immediate strategy involved targeting oil marketers and companies “caught red-handed in stealing huge sums of oil subsidies and oil revenues.” The government has pressured these companies and their owners to agree to repay the stolen monies traced to them by immediately importing more fuel into Nigeria.

The sources said the Buhari government has recorded significant early success in getting some oil marketers and their companies to accept the fuel-for-funds deals. “A number of them have agreed to import massive levels of fuel in lieu of the funds they received in shady transactions during the Jonathan administration,” one Presidency source claimed.

Another source revealed that the administration had started out by putting pressure on former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. She was reportedly quick to deny responsibility for the illicit deals with the oil marketers. Instead, she squealed on her subordinates in the NNPC, accusing them of structuring and doctoring the deals that robbed Nigeria of billions of dollars.

“The [Buhari] government got her to write a formal account of her allegations against some NNPC officials and oil companies. What she put down gave a picture of how some of the funds went missing. The document was then forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the form of a petition,” one source said.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s “petition” reportedly named all the persons involved in the massive fraud in the oil sector, including some past and serving officials of the NNPC. Our sources said those she implicated in the NNPC include the current General Managing Director (GMD), Haruna Momoh, a former GMD, Austen Oniwon, Reginald Stanley and Sam Okeke, a former Group General Manager, New Business Division of the NNPC.

An EFCC source told SaharaReporters that a crack team of investigators was currently working on the former minister’s petition. He said the document had revealed new facts previously unknown by EFCC agents and Nigeria’s intelligence officials at Department of State Services (DSS). Among the scams disclosed by the former minister is information that at least four companies involved in an oil swap deal had not accounted for huge sums that should have been remitted to the account of the Nigerian government.

Among the companies implicated in her “petition,” Transfigura was reportedly unable to account for $80 million, Televeras $111million, while Aiteo apparently gulped down $150 million. Other oil firms named in the defrauding of the Nigerian people are Ontario, which failed to account for $135 million, and Sahara Energy, accused of skipping the payment of $120 million to the government.

Our EFCC source revealed that two companies, Transfigura and Sahara Energy, had made some gesture towards paying back some missing funds. However, a source at the Presidency told our correspondent that “so far the reconciliation has involved just paperwork and has not scratched the heart of the scam.” Investigators described Aiteo and Ontario as particularly problematic because they have completely cooked their records. An investigator also disclosed that the two companies are most directly linked to Mrs. Alison-Madueke and former President Jonathan. Both Ms. Alison-Madueke and Mr. Jonathan are currently in the UK, with the former Petroleum Minister reportedly undergoing a weeklong cancer therapy.

Some of the companies have agreed in principle to return the funds by bartering imported fuel for the funds they acquired illegally.

Our sources disclosed that other downstream companies caught in the storm of missing and stolen funds include Forte Oil, owned by businessman Femi Otedola, Folawiyo Energy, and, Oando, owned by Wale Tinubu and Honeywell Oil Company owned by Oba Otudeko.

Officials of the Buhari administration declined to give official confirmation of the stolen assets recovery process relating to other officials of the Jonathan Presidency


Source :http://www.newspunch.org/buhari-parleys-diezani-as-she-names-cabals-who-looted-nnpc-dry/

biafransoul:
Thank God the Daura President get little sense today. Well done

if only the brainless Ojukwu had done same instead of buying machineries nd equip igbos with sticks. He is also far intelligent nd decisive compared to a clueless one who bares AZIKIWE during elections.

All Progressive People's Democratic Party Congress

stinggy:
Nice view from AS Aruwa. Tinubu's influence has to be checked!
Good for our Democracy.
Now the fear of PMB getting impeached is subdued, at least for now

Hey tinubu just played the North again. Saraki, Gbajabiamila, nd osibanjo vs buhari.
Scores::::: Yorubas 3 : hausas 1 final score.