If only Nigerians have the guts to Occupy the country over more serious issues, this country would have been a better place by now. Some people, who said they are serving the masses, are earning tens and hundreds of millions monthly while ordinary Nigerians wallow in “practical” poverty.
Nigeria where millions go to bed hungry, see what people in government are collecting:
In the United States, while the minimum wage is $1,257 (N191, 667), a US lawmaker earns $15,080 (N2.3m) per month. In the United Kingdom, a lawmaker earns $8,686 (N1.3m) monthly while the gross national minimum wage is $1,883 (N283, 333) per month. Also, lawmaker in Sweden earns $7,707 (N1.2m), per month.
The President of the United States of America takes home an annual salary of $400,000 (N64.156,0m), including a $50,000 expense allowance making the president the highest paid public servant in the US. The $400,000 includes everything and $350,000 out of it is taxable.
SEE WHAT NIGERIAN SENATORS EARN
Basic Salary (BS) = N2,484,245.50
Hardship Allowance: 50% of Basic Salary = N1,242,122.75
Constituency allowance: 200% of BS = N4,968,509.00
Furniture Allowance: 300% of BS = N7,452,736.50
Newspaper allowance: 50% = N1,242,122.70
Wardrobe allowance: 25% = N621,061.37
Recess Allowance: 10% = N248,424.55
Accommodation: 200% = N4,968,509.00
Utilities: 30% = N828,081.83
Domestic Staff: 35% = N863,184.12
Entertainment: 30% = N828,081.83
Personal Assistance: 25% = N621,061.37
Vehicle Maintenance Allowance: 75% = N1,863,184.12
Leave Allowance : 10% = N248,424.55
One off payments (Severance gratuity): 300% = N7,452,736.50
Motor Vehicle Allowance: 400% of BS = N9,936,982.00
Total per month = N29, 479, 749.00
A Senator’s annual salary = N182 million plus
Multiply by 109 Senators (Don’t forget the House of Rep, Ministers, Ambassadors, …)
SEE WHAT NIGERIAN SENATORS EARN
Basic Salary (BS) = N2,484,245.50
Hardship Allowance: 50% of Basic Salary = N1,242,122.75
Constituency allowance: 200% of BS = N4,968,509.00
Furniture Allowance: 300% of BS = N7,452,736.50
Newspaper allowance: 50% = N1,242,122.70
Wardrobe allowance: 25% = N621,061.37
Recess Allowance: 10% = N248,424.55
Accommodation: 200% = N4,968,509.00
Utilities: 30% = N828,081.83
Domestic Staff: 35% = N863,184.12
Entertainment: 30% = N828,081.83
Personal Assistance: 25% = N621,061.37
Vehicle Maintenance Allowance: 75% = N1,863,184.12
Leave Allowance : 10% = N248,424.55
One off payments (Severance gratuity): 300% = N7,452,736.50
Motor Vehicle Allowance: 400% of BS = N9,936,982.00
Total per month = N29, 479, 749.00
A Senator’s annual salary = N182 million plus
Multiply by 109 Senators (Don’t forget the House of Rep, Ministers, Ambassadors, …)
NOTE: In addition to the regular and legitimate salaries and allowances of over N17million ($113,333) and N14.99million ($99,933) which senators and reps were collecting yearly and the irregular allowance of estacodes, duty tours etc, they were also collecting over N192m ($1.28m) and N140m ($0.93m) respectively in illicit quarterly allocation which is not provided for by RMAFC.
Effectively, a Nigerian senator was taking home at least $1.40m ($1.28m quarterly allocations + $0.113m regular salaries and allowances) as against the $0.174m an American senator takes home. Hence a Nigeria senator earns at least 8 times as much as an American senator and more than 3 times the American president.
Whereas a Senator in the U.S earns N21,146,000, the same as a member of the House of Representatives; a UK Member of Parliament earns £64,766 (N14, 896,180)
In other words, a Federal Legislator in Nigeria is paid more than double what a Member of British Parliament earns per annum.
Senate President David Mark alone takes N250 million quarterly or N83.33 million per month. Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu gets N150 million per quarter or N50 million a month.
Mark and Ekweremadu earns in 4 months, six times what the UK Prime Minister earns in a year. David Cameron goes home with £190,000 per anum (N43,700,000)
In a newspaper news article entitled ‘An Assembly for looting’ written by Musikilu Mojeed with Elor Nkereuwem, the authors rightly claimed that each of the 360 members of the House of Representatives were getting N35million in cash money in quarterly allocation while each of the 109 Senators pockets N48million each. These allocations have however been slashed by 20% to N27 million ($180,000) and N38million ($253,333) respectively due to the 20% reduction requested by the late president.
SEE WHAT PRESIDENTS OF RESPONSIBLE COUNTRIES EARN:
The prime minister of the United Kingdom….........…USD 226,627.00
French President………………………………….. USD 318,072.00
South African President……………………...……..USD 296,112.00
German Chancellor……………………………..….USD 296,112.00
The Prime Minister of Belgium……………......…....USD 174,804.00
President of the Republic of Korea………..........…..USD 136,669.00
President of Russia…………………………………USD 122,652.00
Prime Minister Portugal……………………….……USD 129,730.00
Prime Minister Namibia……………………………USD 115,155.00
President of Angola………………………………..USD 60,000.00
President Argentina………………………………..USD 55,139.00
Prime Minister Ukraine…………………………….USD 61,254.00
President Zimbabwe……………………………….USD 18,000.00
President of People’s republic of China…….......…..USD 10,633.00
President Liberia…………………………...………USD 90,000.00
Prime Minister Spain ………………………..……..USD 102,960.00
Prime Minister Namibia………………………...…..USD 115,155.00
President Namibia……………………….…………USD 164,506.00
President of Colombia ………………....…………..USD 120,685.00
Prime Minister of the Netherlands………........……..USD 190,740.00
Prime Minister Ireland……………………...………USD 264,000.00
Prime Minister Denmark………………....…………USD 264,533.00
President Mexico…………………………….…….USD 328,839.00
President Austria…………………………….…….USD 422,231.00
President of the European Council………........…….USD 508,916.00
Effectively, a Nigerian senator was taking home at least $1.40m ($1.28m quarterly allocations + $0.113m regular salaries and allowances) as against the $0.174m an American senator takes home. Hence a Nigeria senator earns at least 8 times as much as an American senator and more than 3 times the American president.
Whereas a Senator in the U.S earns N21,146,000, the same as a member of the House of Representatives; a UK Member of Parliament earns £64,766 (N14, 896,180)
In other words, a Federal Legislator in Nigeria is paid more than double what a Member of British Parliament earns per annum.
Senate President David Mark alone takes N250 million quarterly or N83.33 million per month. Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu gets N150 million per quarter or N50 million a month.
Mark and Ekweremadu earns in 4 months, six times what the UK Prime Minister earns in a year. David Cameron goes home with £190,000 per anum (N43,700,000)
In a newspaper news article entitled ‘An Assembly for looting’ written by Musikilu Mojeed with Elor Nkereuwem, the authors rightly claimed that each of the 360 members of the House of Representatives were getting N35million in cash money in quarterly allocation while each of the 109 Senators pockets N48million each. These allocations have however been slashed by 20% to N27 million ($180,000) and N38million ($253,333) respectively due to the 20% reduction requested by the late president.
SEE WHAT PRESIDENTS OF RESPONSIBLE COUNTRIES EARN:
The prime minister of the United Kingdom….........…USD 226,627.00
French President………………………………….. USD 318,072.00
South African President……………………...……..USD 296,112.00
German Chancellor……………………………..….USD 296,112.00
The Prime Minister of Belgium……………......…....USD 174,804.00
President of the Republic of Korea………..........…..USD 136,669.00
President of Russia…………………………………USD 122,652.00
Prime Minister Portugal……………………….……USD 129,730.00
Prime Minister Namibia……………………………USD 115,155.00
President of Angola………………………………..USD 60,000.00
President Argentina………………………………..USD 55,139.00
Prime Minister Ukraine…………………………….USD 61,254.00
President Zimbabwe……………………………….USD 18,000.00
President of People’s republic of China…….......…..USD 10,633.00
President Liberia…………………………...………USD 90,000.00
Prime Minister Spain ………………………..……..USD 102,960.00
Prime Minister Namibia………………………...…..USD 115,155.00
President Namibia……………………….…………USD 164,506.00
President of Colombia ………………....…………..USD 120,685.00
Prime Minister of the Netherlands………........……..USD 190,740.00
Prime Minister Ireland……………………...………USD 264,000.00
Prime Minister Denmark………………....…………USD 264,533.00
President Mexico…………………………….…….USD 328,839.00
President Austria…………………………….…….USD 422,231.00
President of the European Council………........…….USD 508,916.00
ANYONE SURPRISED WHY NIGERIA IS POOR BUT HER LEADERS ARE RICH?
WE ARE BEING RULED BY CRIMINALS AND UNLESS NIGERIANS WAKE UP FROM THEIR "STUPID" SLEEP THINGS WILL GET WORSE!!!
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So who will save Nigeria? Abi na so we go dey dey? TUNDE
ReplyDeletethose that made such law should face firing squads
ReplyDeleteGOOD PEOPLE! GREAT NATION!! CORRUPT LEADERS!!!
ReplyDeletethe Nigerian leaders are very very waked people
ReplyDeleteNigeria is not a poor country.Its our leader/rulers who are stealing the wealth of the country for themselves while depriving the majoritie the basic amenities of live.Its all about corruption.Shame on the greedy leaders.They are all bastards.
ReplyDeleteYORUBA SAYS WON NI RORUN WO !!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMEANING HEAVENS WILL REJECT THEM !!!!!!!YET THEY STILL PARTAKE IN THE STEALING OF POLICE PENSION FUNDS. THESE PPLE ARE SICK.PLS IAM LOOSING MYSELF.
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The truth is that both Senate Building,House of Rep. Building,Aso Rock and the the the Executive will be having their FEC Meeting should be Bomb Simultaneously and all of them perish then we start a fresh if nt Nigeria can not get better in 50 years that is the truth
ReplyDeleteThis is ridiculous! God is watching them on a4D!
ReplyDeleteIf they like let them earn billion of $. I know we Nigeria's will not die by this hungry
ReplyDeleteGOD, HAVE MERCY ON THEM, THEY TURN US SLAVES IN OUR FATHER LAND,BEGERS IN OUR FATHER LAND, SEE HOW THEIR CHILDREN CRIPLE POLICE PENSION & PETROLEUM SUPSIDY.NIGERIAS NEED NOTHING BUT REVOLUTION.GOD INTERVANE.SALKA NOAH.
ReplyDeleteGOD, HAVE MERCY ON THEM, THEY TURN US SLAVES IN OUR FATHER LAND,BEGERS IN OUR FATHER LAND, SEE HOW THEIR CHILDREN CRIPLE POLICE PENSION & PETROLEUM SUPSIDY.NIGERIAS NEED NOTHING BUT REVOLUTION.GOD INTERVANE.SALKA NOAH.
ReplyDeleteGOD, HAVE MERCY ON THEM, THEY TURN US SLAVES IN OUR FATHER LAND,BEGERS IN OUR FATHER LAND, SEE HOW THEIR CHILDREN CRIPLE POLICE PENSION & PETROLEUM SUPSIDY.NIGERIAS NEED NOTHING BUT REVOLUTION.GOD INTERVANE.SALKA NOAH.
ReplyDeleteGOD, HAVE MERCY ON THEM, THEY TURN US SLAVES IN OUR FATHER LAND,BEGERS IN OUR FATHER LAND, SEE HOW THEIR CHILDREN CRIPLE POLICE PENSION & PETROLEUM SUPSIDY.NIGERIAS NEED NOTHING BUT REVOLUTION.GOD INTERVANE.SALKA NOAH.
ReplyDeleteSurely i will not comment on this because i don't really know what to say.May God save Nigeria and i am seeing REVOLUTION in Nigeria.Let them not say i didn't tell them before hand.
ReplyDeleteA criminal state.
ReplyDeleteThe fact is that these figures only highlight what the key elected officials are stealing. Bare in mind that the governors, state officials, state assembly and local government officials as a whole steal much much more than what the senators steal.
ReplyDeleteThe main problem is that the media is corrupt. Otherwise, it should not be too difficult to expose corruption. I think the media can take a cue from Facrook-gate. In every neighborhood there are corrupt politicians and civil servants flaunting their million dollar homes and expensive cars. Every weekend we see them throw lavish parties and the media celebrates them on television for all to see.
Even the clergy is in on it. Go to any local, state of federal secretariat and you will see prominent pastors, imams and priests flocking in and out. The decay is too deep. The benign cancer that started with the Umaru Dikko's, and became malignant with the IBBs and Abacha`s has become terminal; everyone, from the Police to the Presidency is connected with one act of corruption or the other.
Having said all this, I think the time for change is at hand. It can either be bitter or sweet, bloody or peaceful. That is for the people to decide. But the people will only decide based on the options the leaders give them. As it is now, the leaders had better rethink because an hungry man is an angry man. And an angry man only knows violence.
Is it too much for a people to ask their leaders to be considerate?
Is it a crime for a new generation of Nigerians to want to know a decent life?
Is it a SIN to be born Nigerian?
You pple are just wasting your times chartin nonesence, when its come to action u cant do it, sentiment of wat eva kind wl blind u nd makes u mad. Interms of election you wl saying dat ds is my tribal man, my riligious fellower, my stateman, he is 4rm my geopolicul zone while he is oppenly deep in crime and criminality but those sentiment wl makes you a mad blind dog dat wl fight truth extreamly and 4vaty, injusties, coruption, hunger, disasters, in equarlity distribution and God denience wl now have a position. Hmmn let think wise, re-unite nigeria bondly and shune sentiment 4 beta life of us and our generation. Think wise and elect a God fearing and peoples loving candidate not does dat we wl vote to colonialised us and unlawfuly selecting d most beutiful girls and handsome guys among us to homosex wt our national cake. Its our rights let occupy nigeria.
ReplyDeleteThat is why they created Boko Haram and other insecurity in the country to divert and keep us busy while they continue thier looting. NIAJA people pleas wake up.
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My friend check your claims very well, how can 8686 founds be Ni.3m and $7.707 be N1.2. We the electorates made the Nigerian politics costly, if one has to spend N500m to go to National assembly, how do you think he can not do all he can to recover his money with interest, I don't believe with you that a senator earn N182m annually, just multiply it by 109 and see what you get( N1.98trillion) that is for senate, even if Reps are paid N150m just multiply it by 360 that will give you N5.4trillions, how much is our budget 2012 4.7trillion, please check and reason with facts before going public, so that you dont give distorted information to your readers.
ReplyDeleteDemocracy is not for every country.This kind of government is too expensive for our great nation where the majority are suffering and can not afford three meal in a day while the politicians are looting the wealth.The country should be divided into five;The Hausa,Middle belt,Yoruba,Ibo and Niger delta.Then every one of this part should apply divide and rule system which the British used to do in the colonial time.If the looting is not stop,the country will be broke in few years time.
ReplyDeleteWill someone pls explain to me why you Nigerians always phrases like "God helps us", "Only God will save us" or "God dey" to a very serious issue as such? when a drastic measure is required, The kind of Madness/greed by the illiterates if office will not only affect common citizens and their children, it will affects generations to come.
ReplyDeleteits one thing to beleive in God and seek for is interventions in situoations like thus, but we need to apply our common sence as well and put our thoughts together and think of a solutuion for the sake of generations to come.
I saddens me as I weep for my Country!!!!
The citizens of this Great Country better wake up and stop been so fearful!!! God Hates Fearful and timid people, be of a good Courage. Rid of these peoples and hold them accountable for all their greed and wrong doings.....
ReplyDeleteGOSH!!!!!!
what ever they like let them tak all i know is that GOD big pass them. they will soon die some day some time.
ReplyDeleteTHERE SHOULD BE A DEMONSTRATION FOR RESTRUCTRING OF SALARIES. THE RESIDENT SHOULD BE IMPEACH AS SOON AS POSSIBBLE.
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