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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the stoppage of special allowance for security personnel in the Presidential Villa, investigations by The Punch have revealed.

Before now, all security personnel posted to the Villa were being paid what is known as Risk and Hazard Allowance.

However, since his assumption of office, President Buhari was said to have refused to pay the money to them.

During the last regime, our correspondents gathered that senior security officers covering the Villa were said to have been collecting between N75,000 and N50,000 while their junior ones received between N30,000 and N25,000 on a monthly basis.

One of the officers manning the Villa told one of our correspondents that the ADC to the President, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abubakar, summoned sectional heads of all the security agencies manning different positions within the Villa to inform them about the stoppage of the allowance.

It was gathered that the ADC decided to call the sectional heads following rumours making the rounds among the operatives that the money meant for the affected officers was being embezzled.

One of the affected officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “About two weeks ago, an assistant superintendent of one of the agencies called us and told us that the ADC met all the heads of the security agencies in the Villa where the news was broken to them.

“Our own head also met us and warned us to desist from carrying rumours about the money. He said that the ADC told them that no money was being released to the guards, as being speculated.”

It was further gathered that the leaders of the affected security organs were told that the officers manning the Villa should be contented with their monthly salaries.

Besides, it was also gathered that the Chief Security Officer, Bashir Abubarkar, had written two letters to the National Security Adviser, Gen. Babagana Monguno(retd.) on the issue of the RCA, but was said to have been told that such allowance was illegal and that the President had asked that it be stopped.

Efforts made to get the reaction of the Presidency failed as calls made to the telephone number of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, were not answered.

He also didn’t respond to a text message sent to him as well.

However, a source at the Presidency said the issue was being looked into.

He said the office of the NSA had been mandated to look into the matter and report to the Presidency on the matter.

“The report is true, but I can tell you that the matter is being looked into and I can tell you that we are going to do something about it,” the source added.

But speaking on the development, a former Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, endorsed the President’s decision, saying that the security personnel at the Presidential Villa were given “a lot of allowances and giving them extra money is like buying their conscience.”

The retired observed that many security operatives on the streets get no extra money apart from their salaries, stressing that the allowances given to Presidential guards was the reason many security officials were struggling to serve at the Aso Villa.

He said, “The security officers on the road get nothing and giving the security personnel at the Villa extra allowance is like buying their conscience. They won’t tell the truth. they would only tell the President what he wants to hear.”

But a former DSS Director, Mike Ejiofor, disagreed, saying the Presidential Villa “is a special beat” which should attract extra stipends for the security men serving there.

http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-stops-special-allowance-for-villa-guards/

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It was gathered that the ADC decided to call the sectional heads following rumours making the rounds among the operatives that the money meant for the affected officers was being
embezzled.

Such illegal allowance was signed by gej's istration to embezzle public fund.

We are now aware the allowance is illegal.

Baba ride on

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ademega:
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Besides, it was also gathered that the Chief Security Officer, Bashir
Abubarkar, had written two letters to
the National Security Adviser, Gen.
Babagana Monguno(retd.) on
the issue of the RCA, but was said to
have been told that such allowance was illegal

When all such illegal perks are eliminated from these positions, we'd see that the lobby for such postings would reduce drastically, if not tatally eliminated, and all those who desire to get there would be those interested in actually working and not simply making money.

Gradually, silently, the much desired bloodless revolution in here.

May God continue to strengthen and bless this president for all well meaning citizens of this country.

I DON'T !

owo ILLEGAL

no free money again in aso villa. No wonder many of them wants to work in the villa. Baba ride i appreciate this your decision on its stopage.

You don't need a rocket science to know that the man Nigeria and Nigerians need most in this critical period of our economic and political history is President Muhammadu Buhari.

They threw all the dirt at him, predicted his death, dragged his family affairs to the fore, took him to court, persecuted his followers, refused his plane from landing,went to Cambridge to confirm his GCE status, arranged protest at the charltam house and even shifted the date of election, yet we were not deterred because in him we saw a leader that will take us to a just, generous and egalitarian society.

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Only in nigeria, will someone get "special allowance" for doing his or her job, that he/she signed up to do...


No to illegal allowance, nice PMB...

Bye bye to free money!

Cheeii ! Bad market.

Baba Daura is not ur typical Father xmas.Good one there Baba .Paying for just relaxing doing nothing Mba!

No room for illegality. This is not Jonathan's clueless government.


Sai Buhari 2019


Haters and wailers can hang and jump from third mainland bridge

Ha when some have even bribe oga at the top to get the posting.

Daris gudooooo

Some people will still wail about this development.What a shame

[quote author=tyson99 post=38449190]owo ILLEGAL who cares?

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Most people don't know why organization gives allowance to staff. Sai Baba hailers don't seem to reason that they constantly request for salary increments in their places of work yet will reject same being paid to another. That is hypocrisy!
My advice: Pay allowance to the one who give you security for you never can tell when your enemy will strike

Is it risky working wiith a PEP and even a President at that?
He has. Staarted againabi? This was how he became too strict with the miitary boys that he becaame open to coup.

The economic rreality not withstanding, perks of office iss never illlegal.

If he like, he should stop paying them Salaries cos they work in the Vila.

A very bold but Positive decision taking by Mr President, gradually we are getting there

Aufbauh:
You don't need a rocket science to know that the man Nigeria and Nigerians need most in this critical period of our economic and political history is President Muhammadu Buhari.

They threw all the dirt at him, predicted his death, dragged his family affairs to the fore, took him to court, persecuted his followers, refused his plane from landing,went to Cambridge to confirm his GCE status, arranged protest at the charltam house and even shifted the date of election, yet we were not deterred because in him we saw a leader that will take us to a just, generous and egalitarian society.

Well, commendable? Yes but that's not enough to impress. These are men that are in charge of the security of the President, his family and the seat of power. I think the allowance could be reduced but the stoppage should be reviewed considering that the pay of some of them is nothing to write home about.

saintopus:
Most people don't know why organization gives allowance to staff. Sai Baba hailers don't seem to reason that they constantly request for salary increments in their places of work yet will reject same being paid to another. That is hypocrisy!
My advice: Pay allowance to the one who give you security for you never can tell when your enemy will strike

Let his enemies try and see what will happen to them.
Even if Pmb does not have security details Nigerians will protect him. Because his mandate is that of the masses and every Nigerian that means well for this country.

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Source seen.. The presidents security, his ADC's business. I don't give much shit.

Aufbauh:
You don't need a rocket science to know that the man Nigeria and Nigerians need most in this critical period of our economic and political history is President Muhammadu Buhari.

They threw all the dirt at him, predicted his death, dragged his family affairs to the fore, took him to court, persecuted his followers, refused his plane from landing,went to Cambridge to confirm his GCE status, arranged protest at the charltam house and even shifted the date of election, yet we were not deterred because in him we saw a leader that will take us to a just, generous and egalitarian society.

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TonyeBarcanista:
Well, commendable? Yes but that's not enough to impress. These are men that are in charge of the security of the President, his family and the seat of power. I think the allowance could be reduced but the stoppage should be reviewed considering that the pay of some of them is nothing to write home about.

you didnt see illegality written? They r paid salaries with oda allowances, he just stopped dis particular one! The President can compensate them at will but not making it a habit or wat u seems entitled to.

Commendable. If you're not satified, carry your ngwongwo commot for Aso Villa.

Who cares?