Jonathan Pockets N43.23m As Salary In 3 Years --Presidency

FOR presiding over the affairs of Nigeria as its president in the last
three years, President Goodluck Jonathan has pocketed N43.23 million
as salary.

In the same vein, he had within the last three years,paid N626.422
million as tax to the country.

The years which the president earned the salary and paid the tax,
according to document from the Federal Inland. Revenue Service,FIRS,
he released to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
were 2011,2012 and 2013.

The document which was placed at the INEC office at Area 10, Abuja,
showed that the president, in 2011,2012 and 2013, received the said
amount.

The document showed that the president yearly salary stands at N14,
410, 290. 48 yearly.

The document tagged: "To whom it may concern", indicated that the
president's source of income was "employment".

The clearance which was stamped and received in the Legal Services
Department of INEC on December 18 2014 reads: "This is to certify that
Dr. JONATHAN, Ebele Goodluck (Presidency) has paid income tax
assessment for the past three years.

Meanwhile, the Code of Conduct Bureau has cleared Vice President
Namadi Sambo to contest the 2015 general elections.

The letter of clearance was issued by the chairman of CCB, Mr. Sam
Saba, to Sambo for the 2011 general elections.

It reads: "This is to certify that Arc. Namadi Sambo, the Vice
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has never breached any
of the Code of Conduct for public officers as contained in 5th
schedule to (sic) the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
(1999), and has been declaring his assets as and when due.

He is therefore cleared to contest the 2011 Presidential election."
--Vanguard