Report written and sent in by LCB reader, Ebiowei Lawal from Bayelsa. Read below...
Mrs.
Victoria Ambakadrimo, the 28-year-old woman that stabbed her husband,
Late Barr. Henry Gagariga, to death with a kitchen knife on the throat
around 11pm of Wednesday, February 4 after a quarrel in Bayelsa has
finally appeared before a state high court in Yenagoa for the first
time. The presiding judge, Justice A.S Rotimi, adjourned proceeding to
18th June 2015, to enable the prosecuting (the state) hand over certain
forensic evidences to the defence counsels before hearing commence.
However, an appeal by the prosecuting counsel to have Victoria remanded
at the Okaka medium security prison in Yenagoa until final judgment is
read was granted.
Though frail looking Victoria pleaded not guilty to the one count charge
of murder leveled against, she sobbed over and again as she was
escorted to prison at the end of the court session.
The alleged husband slayer before killing her husband works at the
Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture, and is reportedly the
daughter of a renowned journalist and retired director in the state
Ministry of Information.
Recall that Victoria stabbed her husband, Gagariga, to death during a
domestic quarrel in their bedroom and was sighted by neighbours while
attempting to dump his body on the road.
Buhari To Earn N14 Million, Osinbajo N12 Million As Annual Salary, Allowances!
The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has
announced on their website the amount President Muhammudu Buhari and
vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo, will be earning annually during their
four years in office.
Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Yemi
Osinbajo, will earn annual basic salaries of N3, 514, 705 and N3, 031,
572.50 respectively, according to the information on the website of the
Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
The RMAFC is statutorily empowered by Section 32 (d) of Part 1 of the
Third Schedule of the Constitution to determine the remuneration
appropriate for political office holders.
Apart from the salaries, the president is entitled to various regular
allowances like: Hardship, 50 per cent of the basic salary – N1, 757,
350.50; consistency – 250 per cent, N8, 786, 762.50.
Other regular allowances like motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance,
special assistant, personal assistant, domestic staff, entertainment,
utilities, security and Newspapers and periodicals are to be provided by
the government – not paid for.
Allowances like accommodation, furniture, and duty tour allowance (per
night), estacode (per night) and medical allowances are also to be
provided as requested.
The allowances are paid periodically, some monthly, a few once in
four years. Duty Tour Allowance and Estacode depend on travels.
For instance, furniture allowance to other cadre of officials, like
ministers and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is
given once in four years. The President and Vice President are not paid
furniture allowance as they are provided for.
When all allowances payable each month are added, President Buhari will
take home N1, 171,568.33 each month, and N14, 058, 820.00 yearly.
Vice President Osinbajo will receive N1, 010, 524. 17 monthly, and N12, 126,290.00 per annum.
Details of Allowances
The president’s severance gratuity is N10, 544, 115, that is 300 per
cent of basic; he is entitled to a leave allowance of N351, 470. 50, (10
per cent of basic salary) and an optional motor vehicle loan of N14,
058, 820, at 400 per cent to be repaid before the expiration of the
president’s tenure.
Mr. Osinbajo will also get allowances such as motor vehicle, feeding
and maintenance, special assistant, personal assistant, domestic staff,
entertainment utility, security, newspaper and periodicals.
While the number two man’s hardship, consistency, severance gratuity
and leave allowance are at N1, 515, 786.25; N7, 578, 931.25; N9, 094,
717.50 and N303, 157.25 respectively.
He will also receive a motor vehicle loan at 400 per cent of his
basic salary which is N12, 126, 290; to be repaid at the expiration of
his tenure.
The salaries and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The current salary structure and allowances were fixed by the RMAFC in 2007.
Before the review, the basic annual salary of the then president,
Olusegun Obasanjo, was N2,586,000 per annum, while that of his deputy,
Atiku Abubakar was N1,938,000 the same as that of the Chief Justice of
Nigeria and the Senate President, both heads of the judiciary and the
legislature.
This was as a result of the review of the salary structure and
associated allowances for the top federal public office holders earlier
carried out by the National Salaries and Wages Commission.
This followed the review of the salary structure and associated
allowances for the top federal public office holders earlier carried out
by the National Salaries and Wages Commission.
That review, which took effect on May 1, 2000, was contained in a
memo SWC.04/S.1/Vol.1V/186 dated May 15, 2000 and signed by G.P.O.
Chikelu, the then Chairman of the Commission.
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