National Conference Delegates
Get Paid N1.45m for a Week’s Job
The 492
delegates to the National Conference today got their first pay today. Each of
the delegates got paid N1.45 million Naira after sitting for a week. The
payment was made directly into the bank accounts of delegates.
This is
the first week of the National Conference. The delegates spent the week
squabbling over sitting arrangements, which prayers were appropriate and other
mundane issues .They are expected to meet for three months and get paid every
two weeks according to our sources.
The Federal
Government has made available N7 billion (Naira) for the Conference. Each
delegate is expected to be paid N4 million Naira per month, but it appears some
of the funds will be applied to the Secretariat. Despite this huge amount, in a
country where state governors are refusing to pay the minimum wage at N18, 000
per month, the delegates are still asking for more money to pay their aide. It could
also be recalled that due to high level of unemployment in the country 20 young
Nigerians died in Stampede at the employment test for recruitment into
the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) conducted across the country Saturday,
15 March, 2014 while hundreds of others received various degrees of injuries.
According
to Saharareporters’ columnist and satirist, Rudolf Okonkwo, "N1.45 million
Naira for a week's job is not bad at all, especially when most of the delegates
were just sleeping during their few hours of sitting."
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