Michael Botu's Blog

It’s too early to call and I pray sincerely that circumstances prove me wrong but I have maintained and that conviction was reinforced when I read Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Gumi’s open letter to Gen. Mohammadu Buhari as he was addressed then (Now President) that “The people who forced him out of Political retirement did not do so in the interest of Nigeria.” The All Progressive Congress (APC) was a Party born out of the desire of several interest groups to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and these interest groups were so desperate they were ready to form a parallel Government if their candidate lost the Election. In their desperation, they would have rather have our Country go to War or thrown into some sort of conflagration for them to achieve their aim. But God in His Infinite Mercy spared Nigeria from the Path of War. From the crisis in the National Assembly - the Leadership tussle that clearly shows, Personal above National interest that had made

SENATOR'S PAY WORLDWIDE PER ANNUM * Bangladesh – $4,000.00 * Sri Lanka – $5,100.00 * India – $11,200.00 * Malaysia – $25,300.00 * Thailand – $43,800.00 * Spain – $43,900.00 * Ghana – $46,500.00 * Saudi Arabia – $64,000.00 * Indonesia – $65,800.00 * Kenya – $74,500.00 * France – $85,900.00 * Sweden – $99 300.00 * South Africa – $104,000.00 * Britain – $105,400.00 * New Zealand – $112,500.00 * Israel – $114,800.00 * Germany – $119,500.00 * Ireland – $120,400.00 * Hong Kong – $130,700.00 * Japan – $149,700.00 * Canada – $154 000.00 * Singapore – $154,000.00 * Brazil – $157,600.00 * United States – $174,000.00 * Italy – $182,000.00 *Nigeria - $2,183,685.00 The details of the remuneration of an average Nigerian Senator is detailed below; * Basic Salary (B.S) – N2,484,245.50 * Hardship Allowance (50% of B.S) – N1,242,122.70 * Constituency Allowance (200% of B.S) – N4,968,509.00 * Newspapers Allowance (50% of B.S

“We must be willing to commit ourselves to the new order, an era of love for all, where the good of all takes precedence over the gain of one."                                                           ~ His Excellency Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa                                                                  Executive Governor of Delta State History was made on Monday June 8, 2015 as Delta State kicked off the 6th Assembly with the election of a veteran Law Maker Hon. Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya as Speaker of the House. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} in pursuit of the Principles of Equity, Justice and Fairness had zoned the Speaker ship to Delta Central as the Governor is from the North and his Deputy from the South. Among the contenders for the seat Chief Igbuya stood out and it was therefore not surprising that he emerged the Speaker. The immediate past Majority Leader of the House is in the House for the Third Session as he started representing Sapele Lo