Lagos State is to repeal public officers\u2019 pension law that allows all
\nformer governors and deputy governors in the state to be paid pension
\nand other benefits.<\/p>\n
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the promise during a budget estimate
\npresented to the Lagos State House of Assembly in Lagos on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be sending an executive bill in a couple of weeks to this
\nhonourable house to repeal the pension law.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis pension law is for pension paid to former public officers such as
\nthe former governors and former deputy governors<\/p>\n
\u201cThe repeal of the act is due to the dwindling revenue to the state
\ngovernment\u2019s account,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos House of
\nAssembly passed a pension bill for erstwhile governors and their
\ndeputies.<\/p>\n
According to this law, the governor is entitled to a N30 million pension
\nannually, a house in Lagos and Abuja, six brand new cars every three
\nyears, medical allowances in any part of the world, and other
\nallowances.<\/p>\n
Late Tunde Buraimoh, a former Spokesman for the Lagos State House of
\nAssembly, once told NAN that the house would not stop such payment in
\nspite of a Federal High Court\u2019s decision stopping the payment across the
\nstates.<\/p>\n
The decision of the Federal High Court in Lagos directing the
\nAttorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to review pension
\nlaws of various states was a sequel to a suit filed by SERAP.<\/p>\n
The House of Assembly in Zamfara had repealed the state\u2019s pension law in
\nresponse to the court\u2019s ruling. (NAN)<\/p>\n
Lagos State is to repeal public officers\u2019 pension law that allows all former governors and deputy governors in the state to be paid pension and other benefits. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n