Tuesday, June 2, 2015

PHOTOS FROM JONATHAN THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT OTUOKE

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Photos From Thanksgiving Service For Jonathan

Clement Ejiofor, Yesterday

Goodluck Jonathan, ex-president of Nigeria, with his wife former First Lady, Dame Patience attended a Special Thanksgiving Service at the Saint Peters Anglican Church, Yenagoa.

Photos From Thanksgiving Service For Jonathan

The former first family was accompanied by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Rivers state governor, who led a delegation of state officials and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in his state to the service.

Jonathan thanked the congregations via his official Facebook account.

He said: “I thank the congregations of St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Yenagoa and St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Otuoke, as well as friends and family who joined my wife and I at the Thanksgiving Services held in our honour in Yenagoa and Otuoke. May God bless you all and may God bless Nigeria. GEJ.”

Former president read the first lesson of the service, from the book of Luke 17;11-19 while his wife, Dame Patience read the second lesson from the book of Psalm 121.

After reading the bible chapter, Jonathan broke into a song.

In a speech at the thanksgiving service, the ex-president appealed to the people of Bayelsa and the Niger delta to continue praying for him and his family.

It was a gathering of elders from both Bayelsa and Rivers state, singing and dancing in appreciation to the almighty God for what most of the guests described as a safe return of Jonathan to his people after his tenure in office.

It would be recalled that Jonathan handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, Friday in a swearing-in ceremony that was attended by over 50 world leaders.

After the inauguration ceremony an ex-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, took flight 5N-FGW from Abuja to Port Harcourt on the way to Otuoke, his hometown in Bayelsa state.

REVEALED, HOW MUCH BUHARI AND OSIBANJO WILL EARN WHILE IN OFFICE.

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has announced on their website the amount President Muhammudu Buhari and vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo, will be earning annually during their four years in office.

REVEALED: Annual Incomes Of Buhari And Osinbajo

Buhari and Osinbajo share a laugh during town hall meeting.

Buhari and Osinbajo will earn annual basic salaries of N3, 514, 705 and N3, 031, 572.50 respectively.

Apart from salaries, the president is entitled to allowances like; Hardship, 50 per cent of the basic salary – N1, 757, 350.50; consistency – 250 per cent, N8, 786, 762.50.

Other regular allowances that will be provided by government and not paid for includes; motor vehicle fueling and maintenance, special assistant, personal assistant, domestic staff, entertainment, utilities, security, Newspapers and periodicals, accommodation, furniture, and duty tour allowance (per night) as well as medical allowances, which are also to be provided as requested.

The president and his vice are not paid furniture allowance as they are already provided for, while allowances on travels will be on demand

President Buhari will take home N1, 171,568.33 each month and N14, 058, 820.00 yearly if all the allowances are added up, while Osinbajo will receive N1, 010, 524. 17 monthly and N12, 126,290.00 annually.

Also, Buhari’s severance gratuity is valued at N10, 544, 115, which is 300 per cent of basic. The retired general is reported to be entitled to a leave allowance of N351, 470. 50, (10 per cent of basic salary) and an optional motor vehicle loan of N14, 058, 820, at 400 per cent to be repaid before the expiration of the president’s tenure.

Mr. Osinbajo will also get allowances that are provided for Buhari and his hardship, consistency, severance gratuity and leave allowance are set at N1, 515, 786.25; N7, 578, 931.25; N9, 094, 717.50 and N303, 157.25 respectively.

The professor will also receive a motor vehicle loan at 400 per cent of his basic salary which is N12, 126, 290; also to be repaid at the expiration of his tenure.

The salaries and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and fixed by the RMAFC in 2007, Premium Times reports.

Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday, May 29, stated that, he would reduce his own salary and that of his deputy, Mr Barnabas Bala, by 50% until the economic situation in the state improve.

Should Buhari and Osinbajo follow suit?

FAKE CURRENCY FACTORY UNCOVERED IN IBADAN.

A factory where fake currencies of nairas, as well as pounds, euros, dollars and other foreign currencies were being produced has been found by officers of the the Oyo state police command.

Commissioner of police in the state, Mohammed Katsina

The factory was found in the remote village of Ojoku in Badeku, Ona-Ara local government area of Oyo state after a raid by police, the commissioner of police in the state, Mohammed Katsina, said.

Katsina said the area was fast becoming to an abode of criminals, having earlier served as a kidnappers’ den.

A correspondent of The Punch who visited the factory on Monday could not enter as it had been sealed off by police, and was shielded by tall trees and thick bushes but saw three cars in the compound which was fenced with corrugated iron sheets.

Notes of different fake foreign currencies were found littered on the ground.

The fake currency factory was masked as a shrine so several criminal activities occurring inside would not cause suspicion.

The compound had two houses with at least six rooms each and various items were used on the buildings walls to give the impression that the place was being used as a shrine.

A suspect arrested in the building, Ismail Adesina, 43, said he was oblivious of the activities claiming the owners of the building had escaped. He claimed he was a geniune herbalist but turned to a life of financial crime to provide for himself after his wife and child left him.

He said he lied he was a herbalist helping victims to cure ailments and barrenness to swindle them.

Adesina said, “I am a herbalist and I inherited the skill from my father. I am also a conman. I cured diabetes, barrenness, blindness and other ailments. I have cured many people. My partner, who escaped yesterday, knows how the currencies were produced. Taju and Wasiu are my other partners. We have been here for about four years. We collected varying sums of money from our victims but we do not kidnap people. We bought the land in the bush and built the houses. I am a native of Beyerunka in Ibadan. The names of our victims are with my partners.”

He also said he had bought a car from his criminal activities but had to sell it.

The police said after taking money from victims, the criminals would tie them and take nude pictures threatening to release them if they told anyone of their activities

Meanwhile the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two top officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who plotted with officials of private banks to defraud the country of about N8 billion.