How much Nigeria's elected public
office holders earn has always been a subject of debate among Nigerians, always
heated usually with unsubstantiated claims.
While majority of Nigerians
believe Nigerian politicians collect bigger salaries than what they should get,
the politicians have always risen in defence of their take-home pay.
For instance, the new president
of the Senate and chairman of the National Assembly, Ahmed Lawan, prior to his
election, defended the alleged N13.5 million monthly salary being paid to each
of the 109 senators in the country.
Lawan said the major component of
the amount is for oversight assignment allowances. He said there would be no
reduction of the amount saying there is nothing like jumbo pay for senators
since each of them goes home with about N1 million monthly and allowances for
oversight functions.
How much really do Nigerian
elected politicians earn?
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
According to a document prepared
by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and
published on bpsr.gov.ng (the official website of Bureau of Public Service
Reforms), President Muhammadu Buhari's annual take-home pay, including
allowances, is N14,058,820:00 (N14.0m).
The president gets N1,171,568:20
(N1.17m) per month.
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| A breakdown of Nigeria’s president's salaries and allowances. Source: RMAFC via bpsr.gov.ng Source: UGC |
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
According to the document, the
vice president, Yemi Osinbajo gets 12,126,290:00 (N12.1m) per annum while is
monthly pay stands at 1,010,524:16 (N1.01m).
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| A breakdown of Nigeria’s vice president's salaries and allowances. Source: RMAFC via bpsr.gov.ng Source: UGC |
State Governors
Nigerian state governors get N7,782,967:50
(N7.78m) per annum while their monthly pay is N648,580:62.
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| A breakdown of the Nigerian state governors' salaries and allowances. Source: RMAFC via bpsr.gov.ng Source: UGC |
Deputy Governors
For the deputy governors, their annual take-home pay is
N7,392,752:50 (N7.39m) while their monthly pay is N616,062:69.
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| A breakdown of Nigerian state deputy governors' salaries and allowances. Source: RMAFC via bpsr.gov.ng Source: UGC |
Culled: Legit
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