AMAECHI REVEALS HIS SALARY AS MINISTER
AMAECHI
REVEALS HIS SALARY AS MINISTER
The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed how
much he earns monthly under Buhari’s administration.
Amaechi speaking at the presentation of a book titled,
‘Dignity in Service,’ authored by the late Dr. Matthew Mbu, a former Minister
of Foreign Affairs said he earns “only N950,000” a month, out of which he also
pays his aides.
While extolling the virtues of the late Mbu, Amaechi promised to promote
transparency.
He said, “A minister earns only N950, 000 a month. Out of
this money, N350, 000 is for accommodation, so there is no more money given to
you. The remaining N600, 000 includes payment for your staff, personal
assistants and all that.
“Nigerians like going to parties. That is one benefit of
this government. We now assess our wealth and value money. Before, once you get
money from the illegal means, we hold parties. There are very few parties these
days because there is no more money to hold such parties.
“There are no ‘owambe’ anymore because there is very little
money to hold ‘owambe.’ The reason is that the ‘owambe’ money used to come from
the government and there is no money in the government to do such.”