Politics
Jonathan’s Ministers will not benefit from Buhari’s severance package
Report he it that 14 ministers from Jonathan’s administration won’t benefit from the severance package introduced by President Buhari
According to The Nation, 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.
A source told the Newspaper that President Muhammadu Buhari’s 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).
According to the source, “The affected ex-ministers have been notified that they are not entitled to severance package in whatever form. “They have not met the official requirements for severance package and they won’t get it.
*Oh dear this is a great loss but they will manage I guess
