Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All
Progressives Congress (APC); Atiku Abubakar would simply be contented with N1
as his annual salary if he emerges the President of the country.
Already, the former Vice President may have accepted in
principle the recommendations of a memo on the subject, ahead of the Policy
Retreat Review at the Obasanjo Presidential Library, which gets underway
Monday.
The decision, according to The Guardian’s source is
predicated on the avowed commitment of the leading APC presidential to “give
back to Nigeria for all that the country has done for him.”
Atiku had at the declaration of his intent to contest the
2015 presidential election said he would continue to give back to Nigeria for
as long as he is able and capable.
The source confided in The Guardian that the balance of the
salary that would have accrued to Atiku Abubakar should he emerge as President
will be deployed to people-oriented charities of his choice.
“I believe that Turaki may be considering taking a token salary
of N1 not because he is endowed like so many others but to underscore his
preparedness to make personal sacrifices in the quest to rebuild and reinvent
our dear country and by so doing engender a culture of sacrifice in his
envisaged administration,” the source said.
However, when contacted Mallam Garba Shehu, Coordinator of
Atiku Media Office said he was unaware of this development. He, however, said
that nothing is off the table at the policy review retreat.
Meanwhile, the Policy Review Retreat promised by Atiku at
the unveiling of his economic policy in Abuja October 15 kicks off on Monday at
the Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital.
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