tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post8742859470777141916..comments2014-08-13T13:14:14.054+01:00Jeremy[email protected]Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-45259395646313195612007-07-26T15:31:00.000+01:002007-07-26T15:31:00.000+01:00Politics in Nigeria is a means of getting wealth and thats why people are killing themselves to be elected.The politicians always claim to to have the interest of masses at heart but lo they there for their own greed and selfishness. Until the post are make less attractive and loaded with increase risk corruption and corrupt leader is inevitable.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-13439303158324511242007-06-24T15:56:00.000+01:002007-06-24T15:56:00.000+01:00I just thought I'd number crunch n and put the figures in some context.<BR/><BR/>Per annum the total payments for senators is N23,644,337 (£94,577)and for house of reps members N20,425,125 (£81700. The total over 4 years is N100,577,348 and N87,700,500<BR/><BR/>the average annual package for an MP in UK is £195,602. However the UK GDP is £1.2 quadrillion (or £1,200 billion, compared to Nigeria's £40 billion (30 times greater)<BR/><BR/>Are the Nigerian parliamentarians worth it? Based on the record of the last 4 years, definitely not. The other key issue is the (Il)legitimacy of their mandate given the extent of electoral fraud. This means that ultimately they are unaccountable for these massive allowances!!The UK emigre[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-74408332365498107392007-06-22T01:02:00.000+01:002007-06-22T01:02:00.000+01:00you've just got to admire the genius that suggested such a fitting allowance for the honourable servants of the 'people'. <BR/>long may the country and its people continue to forge aheadAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-31830352713272205042007-06-19T10:13:00.000+01:002007-06-19T10:13:00.000+01:00Rather distasteful and sickening.Chxtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-38403005716782089182007-06-19T07:04:00.000+01:002007-06-19T07:04:00.000+01:00Mind-boggling. One of the reasons why I am not a big fan of Nigerian democrazy. Its pretty expensive.ababoypart2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07587410229783052997[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-66462593958030045102007-06-18T09:45:00.000+01:002007-06-18T09:45:00.000+01:00Please, i'm not surprised. this is the same ish that obtains at my workplace......exactly the same ish. <BR/><BR/>It's just a reflection of the society.Lolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212835201334004535[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-90064705054262075742007-06-15T19:21:00.000+01:002007-06-15T19:21:00.000+01:00what fcukery!Kpakpandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218042454773248874[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-72180048052452739592007-06-15T16:48:00.000+01:002007-06-15T16:48:00.000+01:00This is so depressing. so so depressingAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-7265405608377619072007-06-15T16:41:00.000+01:002007-06-15T16:41:00.000+01:00Severance pay? These are politicians, especially in Nigeria, if your party cannot pay enough to get the election rigged in your favour - why should we pay because you lost your political office?<BR/><BR/>In a normal situation too, why should we pay for you failing to get re-elected?<BR/><BR/>This a rape of democracy, all talk about allowances settled, what about Nigerians and their problems?<BR/><BR/>To be left for the next class of parliamentarians coming in 2011.Akinhttp://akin.blog-city.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-20779765477314344142007-06-15T15:23:00.000+01:002007-06-15T15:23:00.000+01:00Wardrobe allowance???? Only in Nigeria..Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-60129066903082535582007-06-15T11:01:00.000+01:002007-06-15T11:01:00.000+01:00And then we wonder why people see political office as a 'do or die affair'<BR/>i doubt if there's any other area of the economy that provides such 'generous' benefits. <BR/><BR/>I suppose if such "benefits" discourage corruption then it could be justified, but considering how greedy our politicians are, i doubt if it will make much difference.ijebumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145810561251441840[email protected]