I earn N950,000 a month and pay my rent and aides from it - Rotimi Amaechi

John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, says it is worrisome that the older generation is refusing to leave the scene for the younger generation.

Onaiyekan, who is a former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, said this at the presentation of a book titled, ‘Dignity in Service,’ authored by the late Dr. Matthew Mbu, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

However, Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, while speaking at the event said that he earned “only N950,000” a month out of which he also paid his aides.

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.”

Amaechi said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government had helped to stop the culture of waste such that private citizens no longer throw lavish parties.