Eleven
former Presidents, Heads of State and former Vice Presidents/Chiefs of General
Staff are to share N2.3 billion as entitlements in 2016.
This was contained in the summary of the proposed budget 2016 presented by
President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday.
The
former Presidents and former Heads of State are General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji
Shehu Shagari, General Ibrahim Babangida, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, General
Olusegun Obasanjo, and Goodluck Jonathan. The former Vice Presidents and former
Chiefs of General Staff are Dr. Alex Ekwueme, General Oladipupo Diya, Alhaji
Abubakar Atiku and Alhaji Namadi Sambo.
According
to the Act which provides for the remuneration of former Presidents and former
Vice, each former President and former Head of state is entitled to N350,000
per month, while former Vice Presidents and former Chiefs of General Staff are
entitled to N250,000 per month for their up-keep.
- Vanguard
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