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09.09.2024 Featured REVEALED: FG Paid 70 Public Servants N405m as Furniture Allowance From May to June

Published 9th Sep, 2024

By Olayide Soaga

The federal government, through the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, paid N405,874,995 to 70 public servants in May, June and July as furniture allowances, FIJ has found.

All public office holders who received furniture allowances in May, June and July were directors, directors-general and permanent secretaries of federal ministries, departments and agencies.

The amount paid as furniture allowance to these public servants ranged between N5,777,595 and N6,079,200.

FIJ found out that 57 of them received N5,777,595, while 12 of them received N5,872,740 each, and one political office holder received N6,079,200, the highest amount paid as furniture allowance between May and July.

FIJ found this by browsing GovSpend web pages. GovSpend mirrors the Open Treasury Portal.

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Screenshots of furniture allowance payments between May and July. Credit: GovSpend.ng
Screenshots of furniture allowance payments between May and July. Credit: GovSpend.ng

According to the remuneration package for political, public and judicial office holders (February 2007 – June 2009) document, furniture allowance is pegged at 300% of the basic monthly salary received by directors-general, auditors-general, permanent secretaries, accountants-general, executive-secretaries and other chief executives of parastatals and agencies. It is also meant to be paid once in four years according to the provisions of the quoted document.

OVERLOOKED RECIPIENTS OF GOVERNMENT’S WASTEFUL SPENDING

Furniture allowance is one of several allowances the federal government pays to political, public and judicial office holders, apart from their basic salaries. Other political office holders, including ministers, lawmakers and judicial office holders, also receive furniture allowances.

While Nigerians knock ministers and lawmakers for receiving lump sums as allowances, high-ranking officials of the federal MDAs who receive almost the same amount as furniture allowances are usually overlooked.

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While criticising the government for its profligate spending, Nigerians often cite these allowances as channels through which the country’s revenue is squandered.

These payments were made while many Nigerians were bearing the brunt of economic hardship.

The government’s wasteful spending has far-reaching consequences. One of the numerous harsh consequences of this wasteful spending is often the lack of crucial infrastructure.

FIJ has reported extensively on how spending could be channelled into providing infrastructure and services to improve the quality of Nigerian lives.

For example, FIJ published an analysis in November on how the N1.5 billion that was proposed in the supplementary 2023 budget for the purchase of official vehicles for the office of the First Lady could have been used to construct 60 blocks of classrooms or used to pay the tuition fees of no fewer than 15,000 students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

The table below contains the names of all 70 public servants who received furniture allowance from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation:

NAME OF PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERMDA/PUBLIC OFFICE HELDAMOUNT
Prof. Aliyu JauroNational Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Mustapha AbdullahiEnergy Commission of Nigeria₦5,777,595.00
Lanre Issa-OniluNational Orientation Agency₦5,777,595.00
Nasir O. Raji-MustaphaNational Productivity Agency₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Ajibade IkuejubeFederal College of Education Ilawe-Ekiti₦5,777,595.00
Mr. Clifford Okwudiri OparaoduIndependent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission₦5,872,740.00
Dr. Vincent O. Olatunji National Data Protection Commission₦5,777,595.00
Mr. Shehu KutaInvestment and Securities Tribunal₦5,777,595.00
Mr. John Ohireime AseinNigeria Copyright Commission₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Gambo G.AliyuNational Agency for the Control of Aids₦5,777,595.00
Engr. Dr. Kamal, Rasheed AbdulgafarNational Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation₦5,777,595.00
Mr. Kolawale Michael OgunbiyiNational Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Monday Nwite IgweFederal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Bashir Sabo AbubakarFederal College of Education (Technical) Bichi₦5,777,595.00
Ahmed Bolaji NagodeNational Power Training Institute of Nigeria₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Ahmed Hamidu UmdagasAhmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Imam Yahuza SulaimanNational Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS)₦5,777,595.00
Rev. Dr. Stephen AdegbiteNigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission₦5,777,595.0
Prof. Chubado TahirNational Orthopaedic Hospital, Jalingo₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Auwalu Sani SalihuFederal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dawanau, Kano₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Akindele EgbuwaloNational Social Investment Programme Agency₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Muhammad Shittu AdamuFederal Medical Centre Wase₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Shuaibu Jauro YahayaFederal Medical Centre Mubi₦5,777,595.00
Apalowo Thalis OloniteOffice of the National Programme Manager Grant for Vulnerable Groups₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Olushola Segun OdusanyaNational Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM)₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Iyela Ajayi National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC)₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Obinna AwiakaOptometrists & Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Umar Faruk AbdulmajidFederal Medical Centre, Daura₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Ahmad Rufai YusufMedical Rehabilitation Centre₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Baba Danjuma DavidFederal Polytechnic Idah₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo IweMichael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike₦5,777,595.00
Gabriel AdudaOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs)

₦5,777,595.00
Mbaeri Nnamdi MariceOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary, General Services Office)₦5,777,595.00
Abel O. EnitanOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation)₦5,777,595.00
Adamu Ibrahim LamuwaOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)₦5,777,595.00
Olufemi Micheal OloruntolaOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation₦5,777,595.00
Mahmud Adam KambariOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry Environment)₦5,777,595.00
Yakubu Adam KofarmataOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works)₦5,777,595.00
Richard PheelangwahOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation)₦5,777,595.00
Esuabana Nko AsanyeOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation)₦5,777,595.00
Dr. Ajani MagdaleneOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior)₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Namgwa Joseph KortorOffice of the Head of Service of the Federation (Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi)₦5,777,595.00
Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat MadeinAccountant-General of the Federation₦5,777,595.00
Payments made between May and June 2024
NAME OF PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERMDA/PUBLIC OFFICE HELDAMOUNT
Dr. Chamberlain NweleIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Obong Ededet EyomaIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Hindatu AbdullahIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Odekunle Rukiyat AdukeIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Aminu NabeguIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Evbu IgbinedionIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Nicholas Agbo EllaIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Adedoye Adeleye AyodejiIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Raymond O. OmachiIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Dunomar Umar AhmedIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Watti TinukeIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Nura Abba RimIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Deborah O.N. OdohIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Nebeolisa AnakoIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Ndayako Mohammed AishetuIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Charles Anosike IFO Nigerian Meteorological Agency₦5,777,595.0
Dr. Bello A. MohammedIFO Federal Medical Centre, Gusau₦5,777,595.0
Idris Ahmad BappahIFO Dental Technologists Registration Board of Nigeria₦5,777,595.00
Prof. Tunji OlaopaIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦6,079,200.00
Rufus N. GodwinsIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Dr. Ibrahim Jalo DauduIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Dr, Adamu HusseinIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Shehu AliyuIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Dr. Festus OyebadeIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,740.00
Prof. John A.O. OkeniyiIFO Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex₦5,777,595.00
Otunba Biodun AjiboyeIFO National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO)₦5,777,595.00
Princess Sarah A. SosanIFO Federal Civil Service Commission₦5,872,700.00
Payments made in July 2024.

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