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Bloated structure: Tinubu, new govs to get 48 ministers, 560 commissioners
Amid concerns around the high cost of governance, the 48 ministerial nominees whose names were forwarded to the Senate for clearance by President Bola Tinubu, and about 560 commissioners-designates in 27 states of the federation, where elections held in May this year may cost the country about N23.4bn in salaries, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown.
The figure was based on the recommended salaries and allowances for ministers and commissioners by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission.
Aside from the annual basic salaries, the figure includes such as allowances for accommodation (200 per cent of basic salary), domestic staff (75 per cent of basic salary), utilities (30 per cent of basic salary), house maintenance (five per cent of basic salary), wardrobe (25 per cent of basic salary), furniture (300 per cent of basic salary), motor vehicle fuelling allowance (75 per cent of basic salary), and entertainment allowance (45 per cent of basic salary), among others.
Ministerial screening: A mere charade or genuine process?
Barely a week ago, President Bola Tinubu made a bold political move by sending a list of 47 ministerial nominees to the Senate for approval, thus setting the stage for a heated debate and intense scrutiny. The unveiling of the nominees sparked a wave of reactions across the country, as Nigerians closely monitored the unfolding drama surrounding the screening process.
The list of nominees comprised a mix of familiar faces and surprise inclusions.Among them are well known members of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), signaling Tinubu’s intention ‘to foster unity and inclusivity in his administration.’
However, the list also featured several figures who have previously been entangled in political and legal controversies, fueling debates about the criteria used in the selection process.
War looms in Niger as deadline expires tomorrow
The ultimatum issued to Niger Republic military leaders to restore sacked President Mohamed Bazoum to power expires tomorrow raising fears of war between Niger’s military and those of neighbouring countries.
ECOWAS defence chiefs on Friday said all is set for a military intervention in Niger Republic even as they harped on a comprehensive approach that encompasses political, security and diplomatic dimensions in addressing the situation.
The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) of ECOWAS countries made this known at the end of their three-day Extra Ordinary Meeting in Abuja.
ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, while speaking on the outcome of the meeting commended the military chiefs for taking time to produce a concept of operation for an eventual military intervention to restore constitutional order in Niger.
How Obaseki has been humiliating me, by Edo Deputy Gov
The cold war between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, blew open yesterday with the latter going public with alleged serial humiliation he has been subjected to by his principal over the last one month.
Shaibu claimed he has even been penciled down for impeachment by the governor through the State House of Assembly.
lmmediate relief however came the way of the deputy governor after the Federal High Court Abuja, to which he ran for intervention, ordered status quo ante belum pending when the respondents in the suit will be able to show cause why they should not be restrained.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in the certified true copy (CTC) of the motion which was seen yesterday, asked the plaintiff and the defendants to allow things remain the way they were before the suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/1027/2023 was filed.
24 HOURS TO DEADLINE: ECOWAS Ratchets Up Pressure On Niger Military Junta
Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, is turning up the heat on the military government that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger republic with a host of new sanctions and a letter to Nigeria’s Senate seeking approval for military intervention to restore constitutional order in Niger.
The letter was sent to the Nigerian Senate just as ECOWAS Defense chiefs were ending their strategy meeting on possible intervention in Niger.
But it appeared yesterday that the leadership of some countries in the region may be developing cold feet and are expressing a preference for a diplomatic solution.
According to a report by France24 quoting Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, the defence chiefs after their meeting in Abuja, drew up a plan for a possible military intervention if coup leaders do not stand down.
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