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with the following analysis:<br />
"(a) The 247,000 Dollars per annum salary of the<br />
Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent as<br />
authorized by the President, the 1st respondent,<br />
can pay the salary of another Minister for more<br />
than 35 years.<br />
The 170,000 Dollars per annum salary of the<br />
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent as<br />
authorized by the President, for 1st respondent,<br />
can pay the salary of another Minister for more<br />
than 17 years.<br />
The Dollar salary of the Minister of Finance the 3rd<br />
respondent per annum as authorized by the<br />
President, the 1st respondent can pay the salary of<br />
the Chief Justice of Nigeria which is 1.3 Million<br />
Naira per annum for at least 27 years.<br />
The Dollar salary of Minister of Foreign Affairs the<br />
4th respondent which is 17 Million Naira per annum<br />
as authorized by the President, the 1st respondent,<br />
can pay the salary of 16 Justices of the Supreme<br />
Court including that of the Chief Justice of Nigeria<br />
(all totaling 14 Million Naira) because each Justice<br />
of the Supreme Court earns 990,884 Naira per<br />
annum. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will still<br />
have some Million Naira left to spend."<br />
Learned counsel further argued that another area<br />
of unconstitutionality, is the basis for calculating<br />
the allowances of the Ministers under Certain<br />
Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries<br />
and Allowances etc.) Act No.6 of 2002.<br />
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