Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president of Nigeria, has narrowly escaped the death in Bayelsa state today, November 30. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Suspects-300x169 Suspects Some suspected men accused of working for the All Progressives Congress in the state drove into Jonathan’s convey. The militants, who stopped and drove into a short motorcade transporting the former leader of the nation from the Julius Berger bridge area of the state capital Yenagoa, trailed and chased the motorcade to the entrance of the private house of Jonathan in the Kpansia area of the town, before they were crushed and detained by a combined team of security operatives attached to the ex-president. READ ALSO: I Have Served And I Think It’s Enough – Jonathan Members of the arrested band have been taken to the Bayelsa state police command for further investigation and interrogation. Last year Jonathan and some top government officials escaped an air crash at the Minna Airport, when a presidential jet developed a technical fault, while they were aboard. Another accident with former president happened at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony in Abuja as one of the soldiers in the firing party mistakenly pointed his rifle at GEJ’s direction. Goodluck Jonathan was serving as president from 2010 till 2015. In March presidential poll he was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari.

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has revealed that the allowances of President Buhari, Vice-president Osinbajo and other political office holders will be reduced.Nigerian Tribune reports that the RMAFC, in line with the economic reality of the country, will reduce the take-home of the political office holders in the new remuneration package which would be introduced soon. The chairman of the commission, Elias Mbam, made this known at a valedictory press briefing to mark the end of his five-year tenure as the chairman of the commission. Mbam said that the commission has been using the 2008 remuneration package for seven years during which there had been several changes in the socio-economic indices of the country. READ ALSO: REVEALED: How Much Buhari’s Ministers Will Earn Yearly He went further to say that the RMAFC has commenced the process of reviewing of the 2008 remuneration package at the beginning of 2015, a step which is the sole aim of the existence of the commission. He however noted that the new remuneration package slash did not concern the basic salary. Mbam said that the commission had submitted documents to effect the allowance reduction documents to the presidency since 2014, adding that the process was ongoing. Recall that after being elected as the leaders of the nation President Buhari said he and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo would take only half of the salary paid to former head of state Goodluck Jonathan. Just recently, Shehu Garba, the presidential media aide, debunked rumours that Muhammadu Buhari didn’t accept any adjustment in the salary and allowances of ministers of Federal Republic of Nigeria.