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Professor Itse Sagay, Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), had last week alleged that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly pay. But the Senate has so far refused to clarify this or disclose the details of salaries and allowances of its members.<br><br><br>In a statement today by SERAP deputy director Timothy Adewale the organization said that, "The ‘sky will not fall’ if details of a Nigerian Senator’s salaries and allowances are published on a dedicated website. SERAP believes that releasing the information on salaries and allowances of members of the Senate would encourage a nuanced, evidence-based public debate on what would or should be a fair salary for a member of the Senate."<br><br><br>The organization said that, "It is by making transparency a guiding principle of the National Assembly that the Senate can regain the support of their constituents and public trust, and contribute to ending the country's damaging reputation for corruption."<br><br><br>The statement read in part: "Transparency is a fundamental attribute of democracy, a norm of human rights, a tool to promote political and economic prosperity and to curb corruption. For the Senate, practicing transparency should start with the leadership being open to Nigerians on the salaries and allowances of members."<br><br><br>"SERAP strongly believes that it is by knowing exactly how much their lawmakers earn as salaries and allowances that members of the National Assembly can remain accountable to Nigerians and our citizens can be assured that neither fraud nor government waste is concealed."<br><br><br>"If the Senate under your leadership is committed to serving the public interest, it should reaffirm its commitment to openness by urgently publishing details of salaries and allowances of members. But when the Senate leadership routinely denies access to information on matters as basic as salaries and allowances of our lawmakers because some exceptions or other privileges override a constitutional and statutory disclosure requirement, open government would seem more like a distant, deferred ideal than an existing practice."<br><br><br>"The continuing refusal by the Senate to reveal concrete information about the salaries and allowances of their leadership and members could ultimately endanger the healthy development of a rule-of-law state."<br><br><br>"SERAP is concerned that the Senate seems to consider releasing concrete information about salaries and allowances of members to be at best a burden and, at worst, a threat to their legislative functions. Releasing information on your salaries and allowances would not interfere with your law-making functions. In fact, doing so would improve public confidence in the ability and legitimacy of the Senate to perform those functions and make laws for the peace, order and good governance of the Federation."<br><br><br>"By permitting access to information on your members’ salaries and allowances long shielded unnecessarily from public view, the Senate would be moving towards securing the confidence of Nigerians in the legislature. The Senate would also be establishing a more solid political base from which to perform its legislative duties and to fulfill its role in the balance of power within the Nigerian constitutional order."<br><br><br>"Transparency is necessary for accountability, and helps to promote impartiality by suppressing self-interested official behavior. It also enables the free flow of information among public agencies and private individuals, allowing input, review, and criticism of government action, and thereby increases the quality of governance."<br><br><br>The details of the salaries and allowances as provided by Professor Sagay are as follows: basic salary N2,484,245.50; hardship allowance, 1,242, 122.70; constituency allowance N4,968, 509.00; furniture allowance N7,452,736.50; newspaper allowance N1,242,122.70. Others are: Wardrobe allowance N621,061.37; recess allowance N248,424.55; accommodation 4,968,509.00; utilities N828,081.83; domestic staff N1,863,184.12; entertainment N828,081.83; personal assistant N621,061.37; vehicle maintenance allowance N1,863,184.12; leave allowance N248,424.55; severance gratuity N7, 425,736.50; and motor vehicle allowance N9,936,982.00.
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ONITSHA - Former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday stated that the only way for Igbo to have voice in Nigeria and to finish marginalization was for Ndigbo to return the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, starting with Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state.<br><br><br>Jonathan who led governors of Rivers, Delta, Abia, Ebonyi, Ondo, Taraba, Gombe and Deputy governor of Akwa Ibom states as effectively as former governor of Ogun state Otumba Gbenga Daniel to the grand finale of campaign rally of PDP at All Saint field Onitsha, maintained that PDP was a party to beat in forthcoming election in the state and urged Anambra individuals to vote for the party’s candidate, Mr. Oseleka Obaze and stand firm to defend democracy in the state.<br><br><br>The former President contended that Anambra has been a PDP state from the onset, but along the line deviated to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, adding that the individuals of Anambra state really should not make the mistake of voting yet another party that would mortgage their future.<br><br><br>"PDP is the true party that can lead Anambra to the promised land, founding father of PDP is from Anambra which is Dr. Alex Ekwueme and PDP has extra population in the nation. PDP will bring improvement to Anambra state. We will encourage enterprise, Obaze will encourage enterprise in Anambra. You need to not make mistake on Saturday, vote for Obaze. You have to have somebody that can have a voice and represent you effectively when they go to Abuja, you need to have initially eleven when you go to Abuja to defend the interest of Anambra state".<br><br><br>"We need to have somebody that will defend the interest of Anambra individuals, somebody to safeguard the interest of Igbo. We don’t want any scenario Igbo will complain of marginalization, it will depend on individuals you send there and then governors and individuals we send there. We require somebody that will encourage the enterprise and small business who has the connection oversea to attract foreign partners to the state and that individual is Obaze" Jonathan stated.<br><br><br>In his remark, the former Governor of the state Peter Obi stated that Obiano was a error and terrible marketplace which Anambra state individuals ought to right in the forthcoming election.<br><br><br>"Obiano is a error and terrible market place we produced which have to be corrected by voting Obaze in Saturday election. He must tell us what happened to N75 billion left in the state account and N192 million allocation. Obiano said there is no need to have of saving money, he sold Anambra state house in Lagos state, let’s vote him out" Obi stated.<br><br><br>The Governors of Rivers Yesom Wike and his Ondo state counterpart, Ayodelr Fayose in their remarks urged the individuals of the state to vote PDP candidate in order to finish hardship and negative change brought to the country by APC led administration.<br><br><br>They stated that APC has no other agenda than rigging the election and urged the voters to vote and defend their votes. "You must defend your vote, don’t allow them to intimidate you, PDP is the answer and has a much better candidate that ought to be supported to finish impunity and hunger in the land".<br><br><br>In his remarks, the PDP candidate Mr. Obaze said he was humbled by the overwhelming assistance of the celebration and individuals of the state and called on them to come out en mass to vote for him on Saturday.

Latest revision as of 16:57, 17 November 2017

ONITSHA - Former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday stated that the only way for Igbo to have voice in Nigeria and to finish marginalization was for Ndigbo to return the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, starting with Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state.


Jonathan who led governors of Rivers, Delta, Abia, Ebonyi, Ondo, Taraba, Gombe and Deputy governor of Akwa Ibom states as effectively as former governor of Ogun state Otumba Gbenga Daniel to the grand finale of campaign rally of PDP at All Saint field Onitsha, maintained that PDP was a party to beat in forthcoming election in the state and urged Anambra individuals to vote for the party’s candidate, Mr. Oseleka Obaze and stand firm to defend democracy in the state.


The former President contended that Anambra has been a PDP state from the onset, but along the line deviated to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, adding that the individuals of Anambra state really should not make the mistake of voting yet another party that would mortgage their future.


"PDP is the true party that can lead Anambra to the promised land, founding father of PDP is from Anambra which is Dr. Alex Ekwueme and PDP has extra population in the nation. PDP will bring improvement to Anambra state. We will encourage enterprise, Obaze will encourage enterprise in Anambra. You need to not make mistake on Saturday, vote for Obaze. You have to have somebody that can have a voice and represent you effectively when they go to Abuja, you need to have initially eleven when you go to Abuja to defend the interest of Anambra state".


"We need to have somebody that will defend the interest of Anambra individuals, somebody to safeguard the interest of Igbo. We don’t want any scenario Igbo will complain of marginalization, it will depend on individuals you send there and then governors and individuals we send there. We require somebody that will encourage the enterprise and small business who has the connection oversea to attract foreign partners to the state and that individual is Obaze" Jonathan stated.


In his remark, the former Governor of the state Peter Obi stated that Obiano was a error and terrible marketplace which Anambra state individuals ought to right in the forthcoming election.


"Obiano is a error and terrible market place we produced which have to be corrected by voting Obaze in Saturday election. He must tell us what happened to N75 billion left in the state account and N192 million allocation. Obiano said there is no need to have of saving money, he sold Anambra state house in Lagos state, let’s vote him out" Obi stated.


The Governors of Rivers Yesom Wike and his Ondo state counterpart, Ayodelr Fayose in their remarks urged the individuals of the state to vote PDP candidate in order to finish hardship and negative change brought to the country by APC led administration.


They stated that APC has no other agenda than rigging the election and urged the voters to vote and defend their votes. "You must defend your vote, don’t allow them to intimidate you, PDP is the answer and has a much better candidate that ought to be supported to finish impunity and hunger in the land".


In his remarks, the PDP candidate Mr. Obaze said he was humbled by the overwhelming assistance of the celebration and individuals of the state and called on them to come out en mass to vote for him on Saturday.

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