COVID-19: Ministers Give Half Of March Salary

Nigeria’s 43 Cabinet Ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The monthly salary of a salary without the allowances is N168,000 amounting to a little over N2.01 million per annum.

However, other entitlements bring the official entitlements to an estimated N58.7 million per minister with all 43 ministers expected to gulp N2.53 billion per year. That is based on official entitlements and it is besides freebies and other advantages that they plough as ministers.

The 43 ministers appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his current term is the highest ever in the history of the country.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, quoted the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, who coordinated the donation, as saying it was a gesture of solidarity and support for the Federal Government’s efforts to tackle the disease.

”This global virus outbreak will require nations, continents and smaller communities to pull together to contribute their resources and support one another. This will facilitate an early resolution of the problem,” Alhaji Mohammed further quoted Senator Saraki as saying.

The Ministers also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

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