Nigeria's approach to senior officer lifetime compensation has just taken a mighty turn this August of 2025, and I figure it's worth putting pen to paper on this rather curious development.
Well now, dear reader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has just affixed his name to a policy that would make a king envious. The esteemed Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the announcement at what they call a "Ministerial Retreat" in Abuja, beaming with satisfaction.
What's this new arrangement, you ask? Indeed, it's about ensuring that select public servants will keep drawing their full salary until the final curtain falls. But mark my words - this luxurious arrangement ain't for your average government worker.
Not by a long shot! This special treatment is limited to those fortunate souls who retire at the exalted stations of the highest echelons of service in agencies under the Interior Ministry's umbrella.
The stated purpose – and I relay this without a wink – is to prevent these distinguished individuals from facing financial hardship. Imagine that! As if a high-ranking official with years of access to power would be left destitute.
This interesting measure comes alongside other reforms including clearing a backlog of over 50,000 pending promotions and founding what they're calling a "world-class Fire Academy" to compare with the one in Arizona. Development proceeds, or so they assert.
In my study of bureaucracies concoct ways to reward their own, but this lifetime salary arrangement takes the cake. One must wonder: Why not extend such magnanimity to all public servants? Even more appropriately, to the regular people whose money pays these salaries?
The disparity with other public servants remains plain as day. Many a police retiree still wait years for post-service compensation that wouldn't keep a mouse in cheese.
In bringing this tale to a close, I must return to our topic: the perpetual remuneration of Nigeria's high-ranking officials. This August 2025 policy speaks libraries about the priorities of those who rule. And that, my friend, is a fact worth contemplating long after you've concluded this article.
Well now, dear reader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has just affixed his name to a policy that would make a king envious. The esteemed Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the announcement at what they call a "Ministerial Retreat" in Abuja, beaming with satisfaction.
What's this new arrangement, you ask? Indeed, it's about ensuring that select public servants will keep drawing their full salary until the final curtain falls. But mark my words - this luxurious arrangement ain't for your average government worker.Not by a long shot! This special treatment is limited to those fortunate souls who retire at the exalted stations of the highest echelons of service in agencies under the Interior Ministry's umbrella.
The stated purpose – and I relay this without a wink – is to prevent these distinguished individuals from facing financial hardship. Imagine that! As if a high-ranking official with years of access to power would be left destitute.This interesting measure comes alongside other reforms including clearing a backlog of over 50,000 pending promotions and founding what they're calling a "world-class Fire Academy" to compare with the one in Arizona. Development proceeds, or so they assert.In my study of bureaucracies concoct ways to reward their own, but this lifetime salary arrangement takes the cake. One must wonder: Why not extend such magnanimity to all public servants? Even more appropriately, to the regular people whose money pays these salaries?The disparity with other public servants remains plain as day. Many a police retiree still wait years for post-service compensation that wouldn't keep a mouse in cheese.In bringing this tale to a close, I must return to our topic: the perpetual remuneration of Nigeria's high-ranking officials. This August 2025 policy speaks libraries about the priorities of those who rule. And that, my friend, is a fact worth contemplating long after you've concluded this article.