Ghani vs FRN

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The Act prescribes 75% of Minister's salary as Domestic Staff allowance. Is it 75% of 247, 000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Domestic Staff allowance for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 75% of 120,000Dollars (17 Million Naira) that is domestic staff allowance for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent? (v) Entertainment Allowance: The Act prescribes 10% of Minister's salary as Entertainment allowance. Is it 10% of the 247,000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Entertainment allowance for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 10% of 120,000 Dollars (17 Million Naira) that is Entertainment allowance for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent? (vi) Furniture Allowance: The Act prescribes 300% of Minister's salary as Furniture allowance. Is it 300% of the 247,000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Furniture allowance for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 300% of 120,000 Dollars (17 Million Naira) that is Furniture allowance for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent? (vii) Personal Assistant Allowance: The Act prescribes 25% of Minister's salary as Personal Assistant allowance. Is it 25% of the 247,000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Personal Assistant allowance for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 25% of 120,000 Dollars (17 41
Million Naira) that is Personal Assistant allowance for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent? (viii) Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Fuel Allowance: The Act prescribes 30% of Minister's salary as Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Fuel allowance. Is it 30% of the 247,000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Fuel allowance for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 30% of 120,000 Dollars (17 Million Naira) that is Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Fuel Allowance for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent? (ix) The Act prescribes 300% of Minister's salary as Severance Gratuity. Is it 300% of the 247,000 Dollars (36 Million Naira) that is Severance Gratuity for the Minister of Finance, the 3rd respondent, and 300% of 120,000 Dollars (17 Million Naira) that is Severance Gratuity for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the 4th respondent?" Learned counsel for the appellant argued that from the above analysis, the 3rd and 4th respondents on the authorization of the President, the 1st respondent, are earning salaries well above what is prescribed by the enabling Law prescribing the salaries of Public Officers, including Ministers in Nigeria. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that since no Public Officer in Nigeria, particularly a 42
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