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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Why Jonathan’s Ministers won’t get severance package under Buhari

BuhariHehehe...Indications have emerged that about 14 ministers, who served the administration of Goodluck Jonathan will not receive any severance package from the current federal government.
The ex-ministers that may forfeit their severance package are said to have spent less than two years in office and did not qualify for the package.

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According to The Nation, President Muhammadu Buhari administration has stuck to the implementation of the terms of appointment.
A clause in their appointment letters reads in part: “Severance Allowance of 300 %of Annual Basic Salary payable after full tenure of office with government. The allowance will be pro-rated after a minimum of two years tenure.”
Affected ex-Ministers are Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos)-Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II; Mr Kenneth Kobani (Rivers)-Minister of State for Trade and Investment; Patricia Akwashiki (Nasarawa)-Minister of Information; Nicholas Akise Ada (Benue)- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs I; Augustine Akobundu (Abia)- Minister of State for Defence; Fidelis Nwankwo (Ebonyi)-Minister of State for Health; Hauwa Lawan (Jigawa)-Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs and Senator Joel Danlami Ikenya (Taraba)-Minister of Labour and Productivity.
Others are Mr Benjamin Osita Chidoka (Aviation); ex-Governor Ibrahim Shekarau (Minister of Education); Steve Oru (Minister for the Niger Delta); Prince Clement Adeyeye (Minister of State for Works); and Abdul Bulama (Minister of Science and Technology) and Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Suleiman(National Planning).
A source told the newspaper that: “The affected ex-ministers have been notified that they are not entitled to severance package in whatever form.

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