Amaechi reveals his salary as minister

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed how much he
earns monthly under Buhari's administration.

Amaechi speaking at the presentation of a book titled, 'Dignity in
Service,' authored by the late Dr. Matthew Mbu, a former Minister of
Foreign Affairs said he earns "only N950,000" a month, out of which he
also pays his aides.

While extolling the virtues of the late Mbu, Amaechi promised to
promote transparency.

He said, "A minister earns only N950, 000 a month. Out of this money,
N350, 000 is for accommodation, so there is no more money given to
you. The remaining N600, 000 includes payment for your staff, personal
assistants and all that.

"Nigerians like going to parties. That is one benefit of this
government. We now assess our wealth and value money. Before, once you
get money from the illegal means, we hold parties. There are very few
parties these days because there is no more money to hold such
parties.

"There are no 'owambe' anymore because there is very little money to
hold 'owambe.' The reason is that the 'owambe' money used to come from
the government and there is no money in the government to do such."