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Tuesday 8 January 2013

Pres. Jonathan pays close to N1b in ‘severance’ to Yar'Adua family

From Sahara Reporters
The presidency has paid nearly N1billion to the family of late President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to an official memo obtained by SaharaReporters.  
The slush funds were routed through the Katsina state government, the home state of the former president.
The payment includes about N150 million to Mrs. Turai Yar'adua, as well as the late president's aged mother, his married daughters, and sons
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It is yet unclear if any provision was made for his second wife, Hauwa Umar Radda, whom the late president divorced in 1997, shortly before he became the governor of Katsina state.

Although she has received the biggest payout, it would be recalled that it was the controversial former First Lady, Turai, who pushed Nigeria to the brink of a political crisis between 2009 and May 2010 while her husband was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia.  He eventually returned and died inside the Aso Rock Villa.

Mrs. Yar'Adua was at the head of a cabal of Ministers, aides and security agents that manipulated the nation for many tense months as they clung to power, almost leading to the collapse of the government.

70 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bribe to support him in 2015. They will take the money, chop, clean mouth and move on.

Anonymous said...

intresting....wia is turai now...abeg next....Otunba

Anonymous said...

Comedy!!!

Anonymous said...

please what are they being paid for? for looting while they were in power,nigeria is becoming something else,stories like this make me feel like never coming back..

Anonymous said...

linda pls for what? why are this people messing our system. I weep for my country

Anonymous said...

Well, the rich get richer and the the poor get screwed.

★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...

Misguided priorities!! Although I still have huge respect for the upright man that Yar'adua was, Nigeria truly lost a leader in him.

smiley said...

May God Help dem chop fire for dem bele welwel..na so dem go vomit pass wetin dey Chop.Oh God help us.ameen

Anonymous said...

Please leave Yaradua family alone. Linde or whats ur name? what do u have to gain by trying to damage the image of the Former First Family? They should be respected. Continue writing about music and fashion to keep urself busy.
System

Anonymous said...

Abeg dis ppl dnt need d money, there are thousands of hungry nigerians out ther dat needs it more. (˘̯˘ )
#rock gurl#

Queen Bee said...

Severance indeed!was it a job he laid off yaradua from...I laff frowning.
He's just trying to clean off Dame patience's mess dat almost cost her her life.

Anonymous said...

EEEhhhh, he gatz to pay. I know say e pass 1billion. What is 1billion to almighty Turai. Witch get level. I cover myself with the Blood of Jesus

Anonymous said...

Mtscheeew! Next Ƥℓεāsε!

Anonymous said...

But what r they being paid for? Jonathan is a dirty creep! Damn it!!

Olayinka Oladejo blog said...

Pls stop weeping fight for your country

Chrisbrizzy said...

Aboki is carrying firwood to newcastle. Ogbuopi nwere plan says my ibo friend.

Anonymous said...

4 waiting now? Maka why?

African Sweetheart said...

his daugthers look gorgeous

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Anonymous said...

A severance package is pay and benefits an employee receives when he or she leaves employment at a company.

Severance packages are most typically offered for employees who are laid off or retire. Severance pay was instituted to help protect the newly unemployed. Sometimes, they may be offered for people who resign, regardless of the circumstances; or are fired. Policies for severance packages are often found in a company's employee handbook, and in many countries are subject to strict government regulation. Severance contracts often stipulate that the employee will not sue the employer for wrongful dismissal or attempt to collect on unemployment benefits, and that if the employee does so, then they must return the severance money.Nigerians with their hate altitudes on their leaders..Just read and know the meaning before you open your mouth to curse GEJ..

Anonymous said...

Paying them for what,they have more than what they are been paid, is der any constitution supporting that too bad.

Chrisbrizzy said...

The clothed-naked king-Goodluck

Sexily Endowed said...

& yet my neck full pass her daughter own wit all de money she dey collect. EFCC go see work now, dem no go work am. Smmmmmmmmh, abeg my bed swt pass dis news [if na news sef] joor. #snoringheavily....

Anonymous said...

Kilode,,.are dey workin 4 d government?

Anonymous said...

Kilode,,.are dey workin 4 d government?

Anonymous said...

Lunatics

Anonymous said...

na wa fffffor our leaders. The system is so so corrupt.

Anonymous said...

na wa fffffor our leaders. The system is so so corrupt.

Anonymous said...

Hian. 1b 4 a family dah z alwedi well 2 do...mnyl Nigerians r dying of hunger n malnutrition...GEJ..shame on you!!
MizzMac

Hihihi!-)!-)hohoho!-)!-)huhuhu!-) !-) !-)!!!! said...

Strong hand dis woman held dis country to a stand still situation I hail no woman as long as am concerned was smarter than this woman in d whole Abuja

Scheherazade 234 said...

A billion Naira??? What on earth for??? Smh... I wonder if Mrs. Ajoke Mohammed, Muritala's widow got any money apart from her late husband's pension from the government...and this was a Head of State that was assassinated! If anyone should have received a billion Naira, it should be his family!

Anonymous said...

DONT understand why Yardua is being paid; he's dead and buried, only served Nigeria for 2yrs and stole so much of our wealth....Yardua should be paying us back, and NOT GEJ stealing more money from the Nigerian govt. and doling it out like's it's his personal bank account. Who gave GEJ the right to pay Yardua zero kobo?!!! GEJ is a THIEF!!!!!!!!!
I cannot wait for Nigeria to run out of Money, then we will start feeding off of dumpsters and that's because the only way Nigerian Politicians will ever STOP STEALING is when there is NO MORE MONEY TO STEAL...or else, we the ordinary citizens better start fighting them NOW!!!!

Stanley Onduru said...

I'm ok wit d severence package but I feel the sum of money paid is just too much....ping 277DDBCD for clothings @ affordable prices.

Naija Optimist said...

We need a revolution!

Anonymous said...

THe presidents and their deputies should be given life and health insurance which they could carry with them at the end of their services. That being the case there should be no need to pay members of their family once they are no more. This girl got an oil bloc; so she should have some money and why is he giving her and relastives some more. U see we need to get rid of Jonathan if this is how he is wasting the nation's resources.

Anonymous said...

She just reported a story. There was no opinion in the article. You know it is not a good situation hence your reply.

Lisa said...

Corruption at its height!! Paying a billion naira for non performance of duties whilst pensioners cannot get paid for months and sometimes, years. "smh"!!

Anonymous said...

Honestly iam confused. Why are they being paid such? This is supposed to be Nigeria money. They won't construct good roads, build hospitals n all. This is the reason kidnapping won't stop bcos this news is annoying

Anonymous said...

How foolish can 1 actually b,re u really dis dense or can't u read,dis articule is culled 4rm sahara reporters...dat linda put it here on her blog(4 ur stupid info)doesn't mean she's againt d yardua's pls read well b4 commenting or rather wash ur face if ur sleepy so u can see clearly....say somthing important or STFU.....floxyfire

Anonymous said...

Linda, please add a "return to top" button @ the bottom of your blog pages to make it more user friendly. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Amen! Foolish thieves

Anonymous said...

Anon11:09, Its Linda not linde n wot nonsense respect do dey deserve? Mtschewww! Respect my dog's ass, they r THIEVES. Jona, wait o! Dey r comn 4 u

Anonymous said...

EFCC no go show face for this kind issue.. SOB's

Anonymous said...

I will never understand Nigerian politics! This news is one very annoying one #Need to take a chill pill

Pretty Girl

Anonymous said...

Anon 11:53 thank u for defining wht a severence benefit is. Alot of pple posting jibrish here doesn't even knw what it means.se t of Bomboclarks!

Anonymous said...

Anon 11:09, I suggest you leave this place because you don't belong here. Turai worked very hard to frustrat this country and Ifind it difficult to disassocite her from Bokoharam.her Cabal has a strong hold on Jonathan and they share every money coming from the presidency. So hug a wet transformer bc we have not even started with her. Greedy woman.

Anonymous said...

@Queen bee: abi na? They are aware that Dame's recent bout with ill-health isn't unrelated to her "fight" with Turai and they are now trying to appease her with this bonanza. Rubbish!!

Anonymous said...

May he soul rest in perfect peace amen!

Anonymous said...

OMG! This is one very annoying news,what exactly are they paying these people for? The money they stole when they were in power and when yaradua was alive is more than enough for their unborn generation...Am so pissed right now#need a chill pill
Ps..Madam Linda post my comment na,abi i go dey beg again?

Pretty Girl

Nosey said...

Tueeh! This country will remain in the rut it is for a long while. Bumped into Turia and her entourage of about 20 people, with her diplomatic passport(why does she have one?Being the wife of an ex president doesn't make her a diplomat - immigration take note) at Heathrow. Why is this woman still in the analysis? Jona has no backbone.

justlikeme@live.com said...

It seems to be hausa is the best thing in Nigeria oh! IF Yar'adua and his wife were Ibo....imagine the attacks they would be getting and if to say dem be yoruba nko....same attacks. But Hausa...nobody attacked them!!

Hausa people una too much, i sip my coffee jeje

Unknown said...

comon dis on called for. 1 billion naira. Hmmmmm. Money were don do to transform a full state na him day carry giv som group of monsters. Na only god go help us

Unknown said...

comon dis on called for. 1 billion naira. Hmmmmm. Money were don do to transform a full state na him day carry giv som group of monsters. Na only god go help us

Unknown said...

comon dis on called for. 1 billion naira. Hmmmmm. Money were don do to transform a full state na him day carry giv som group of monsters. Na only god go help us

Anonymous said...

Iru kati-kati wo niyen? Nonsense act. Less priviledges are there no provision for them. May God help us in 9ja.

Anonymous said...

Blind fowls!!! Must you believe every report?????????????? Especially from Sahara Reporters? #SMH for mindless citizens#

Unknown said...

Na wah oh

BLOGLORD said...

One day the poor will have nothing left to eat but the rich especially the thieving politicians

ucheboy said...

Nigerians talk too much without corresponding action, I think it's time to start acting against this thieves that call themselves political leaders.it's this the "NIGERIA" all of us are hoping for?








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Anonymous said...

N1B na serious money to be paid to one family



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Jumoke $B said...

So where does Yar'adua fall in?

Mena UkodoisReady said...

9ja for show

i survived paedophilia! http://efemenaoreoluwa.blogspot.com/2013/01/real-lives-real-talk-i-suffered-and.html

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous- January 8, 2013 11:53 PM- Thanks for giving us a lesson on severance pay but the question is, why on earth are these people being paid??? Yar'adua is dead, so hardly in a position to sue the government of Nigeria for dismissal and since Turai was never directly employed by the government, she wasn't an employee either. Another question what asking is whether previous presidents or their families have received severance pay as well?

Anonymous said...

Why are Nigerians complaining about corrupting and cursing their leaders? Nigerians themselves are the biggest obstacle to attempts to deal with corruption. Why was Ibori not impeached by his state and why did his people not take to the streets to demand for his resignation? Why was former governors such as Turaki of Jigawa given second terms if he was so corrupt? Unless Nigerians themselves are willing to get off their fat backsides and fit corruption by protesting against our leaders through mass demonstrations, our leaders will never listen and they will never take us seriously if we continue to accept money to vote for them. In this light, the Yar'adua family deserve that severance pay!

Anonymous said...

@Anon 4.06pm, pls ask him/her o! After writing inteligently s/he became epic mumu for the concluding comment *Ada Nnewi*

Anonymous said...

Unintelligent comment stanley. Severance pay for what?! Was he impeached(sacked)...pls consult HRM journals or books.. He they say Compensation pay(e.g grantuity) it would be no issue but the amount(the 1billion) *Floerty in motion*

Anonymous said...

Unintelligent post!Please google is ur friend

Anonymous said...

Nope! I think pension and some benfits(pay/incentives like police protection for some years)*Ada Nnewi*

Anonymous said...

Exactly! We will all rant here and go back to our daily activities while †̥ђε̲̣̣̣̥ money has been transferred, same old story, I am tired of hearing bullcrap!!

Anonymous said...

Why re u guys talking like u don't know naija,does it suprised u to see them pay dues to godfathers! NO.but as usual we nigerians we be looking at them obtainning us.

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