A former vice president and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, may be setting a precedent as he plans to earn a token N1 as salary per annum, if he is elected president in the February 2015 election.

This indication emerged on Saturday ahead of the Policy Retreat Review at the Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, which begins Monday.

The retreat is part of the campaign strategies of the former vice president, who on September 24, formally declared his intention to seek the APC ticket, come December.

The Nigerian president currently earns a basic salary of N3.5 million annually while the vice president takes N3.03 million.

However, the president is entitled to other benefits/allowances. These are regular allowances such as hardship allowance of N1.7 million; Constituency allowance, N8.7 million; leave allowance of N351,470.50: severance gratuity N10.5 million; and motor vehicle loan N14.1 million.

The other allowances are for accommodation, furniture, utility, vehicle maintenance, entertainment, medical, security allowance, newspaper/periodicals and domestic staff. The costs are not provided by the Commission Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, the body which fixes the emoluments of Nigeria’s political, public and judicial office holders.

Mr. Abubakar, who served for eight years as vice president in the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2003, had earned an annual basic salary of N1,938,000, the same as the Senate President and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, before it was reviewed upwards in 2009 by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC.

At the time, Mr. Obasanjo earned N2,586,000 per annum.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr. Abubakar’s decision to take a flat rate of N1as salary if elected president, was premised on his desire to give back to the country for all it has done for him. He had reiterated this promise when he made his formal declaration last month.

The presidential hopeful, who is believed to be one of the richest Nigerians, it was further learnt, would deploy the balance of his salary to service charity homes of his choice.

According to a source close to Mr. Abubakar, “I believe that Turaki may be considering taking a token salary of N1 not because he is endowed like so many others but to underscore his preparedness to make personal sacrifices in the quest to rebuild and reinvent our dear country and by so doing engender a culture of sacrifice in his envisaged administration.”

The Coordinator of Atiku Media Office, Garba Shehu, said he was not aware of the plan by his principal to earn N1 as salary and that it could be discussed at the the policy retreat.‎



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Lol

He don see maga. Nigeria don pass all these bobo.
Does the president get rich from legitimate salary?. Hell no!!!. They have so many avenues to enrich themselves.

Sai Buhari.

Linus Atiku, you can lie oooo

Kaii

If you like tell us that you wont earn any salary..... Na you sabi... Come 2015... You ain't winning.

Later, 1naira go turn 1trillion naira!

These people just lack the mental ability to come up with reasonable manifestoes. Do they think presidency is all about the allowances and salary in it?

Well, i won't blame them. Since it is the average nigerian mentality, why won't they capitalize on it to capture our mind!

I keep on telling people; this man is jjust too desperate for dat position; it draws so much concerrn; if dis man likes; he should mek all the promises that is; n donate himself to a charity or what so evver , he can nevver wwin...m

This is also my issue with d APC ; u claim u wanna bring change; but yet flood uur party, with old recycled leaders!!!

Tolexander:
Later, 1naira go turn 1trillion naira!

These people just lack the mental ability to come up with reasonable manifestoes. Do they think presidency is all about the allowances and salary in it?

Well, i won't blame them. Since it is the average nigerian mentality, why won't they capitalize on it to capture our mind!

Atiku's Words are disjointed words that fall from the mouth of a youngman bout to climax on top his love hence, can't be banked.

hahahahagbaaa! This is a hilarious joke of the year

Ok

MOD, move this to joke section

I thought Atiku was wiser than this. Does he think Nigerians are that silly? So when he would say after being elected that he reserves the right to make a turn around. This is a public show of desperation.

A.P.C=DECEIT. Anybody who takes this islamic brotherhood party seriousely,is on a very long thing..................... L.O.L

Tell this to the toddlers playing outside in the sand but I can't guarantee you that they won't laugh at this joke.

Well, one can't accuse this man of running a colourless campaign. I actually admire his dogged and creative attempts to rebrand himself and win hearts and minds. His handlers are really good, and they deserve every kobo of their fat paychecks.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tries, he simply cannot shake off that toga of corruption and desperation that Nigerians associate him with (even though I think this label is a tad unfair since he is not the only corrupt or desperate politician around). No matter how colourful and innovative his campaign and rebranding efforts are, Nigerians simply cannot take him seriously. . . he is an unmarketable product that cannot be sold to anybody. I feel genuine pity for him.

Na Who dash monkey banana president of our gr8 country. Im ko, 1b ni

Lol.. If I hear.. 1N indeed.. Sir, u can't brainwash Nigerians inugo

Tell him to say that to pupils in creche.

The whole thing sounds like an insult to me.

And I don't think I'm alone in this thought

does he really meant his words... if yes den com back come ²050

Atiku,atiku,atiku! How many times did i call u??so if person head big like box,,e dey affect his thinking.. Come on atiku, u are more than this..

Chubhie:
Atiku's Words are disjointed words that fall from the mouth of a youngman bout to climax on top his love hence, can't be banked.

don't mind the id1ot bro!

Jokers.

OWK WE DON HERE YOU CAN DECIEVED THE GULIBLE ONES.....


GEJ TILL 2019

Jokers. Well he will surely loot more than that...so what's the use of picking crumbs?

I think Atiku can do it. After all, he's worth billions already.
Thanks but no thanks. We have a better person to stir the ship in the next 4 years.

Atiku and Jacob Zuma look like cousins!

He takes one naira annual nd loots 1billion naira monthly. See monkey wen wan fool human beings.

Hahahahahaha Atiku shd go n tell dat 2 his abokis brodas, der wud stupidly and foolishly believe him.

Hahahahahaha Atiku shd go n tell dat 2 his abokis brodas, der wud stupidly and foolishly believe him just as some believe Buhari loan moni 2 purchase his nomination form.