PDP national chairman now earns more than Jonathan

The were indications yesterday that following the newly approved monthly salaries for members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, monthly salary is now more than what President Goodluck Jonathan earns. A source who spoke in confidence disclosed that with this development, the monthly take home pay for Tukur is N2m and the National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, N1.5m. President Jonathan’s earns N1.17m monthly, the vice-president receives N1,010,524.17 while the Senate President goes home with N724,570.73. A minister also earns N650,136.67; governor N648,580.63; Deputy Senate President N673,506.97
and Speaker of the House of Representatives earns N412,851.67This development is a deviation from the tradition in the party since its formation in 1998 as all previous NWC members were paid only sitting allowances. Other 10 members of the NWC will receive N1m monthly. It was also gathered from the source that apart from the new monthly salaries, members of the NWC will continue to collect the N50,000 weekly sitting allowance which was all that accrued to their predecessors. Besides, members of PDP executives also entitled to housing, furniture and vehicle allowances. According to the source ”the leadership of the party resolved to pay the salaries to financially empower them and discourage the tendency of the national officers running cap in hand to PDP governors, a practice that compromised the party leaders in the past. Efforts to reach the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, were unsuccessful as he was said to have travelled outside the country for official engagement. The Special Assistant (Media) to the PDP National Chairman, Shariff Ujudud, declined to comment on this development in a telephone interview. He insisted that only the national publicity secretary could speak on the issue.
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