Lagos Assembly Cuts Former Governors’ Pensions By 50 % (See Reasons)

August 6, 2021 Tonnison 144 Views Lagos Assembly Cuts Former Governors’ Pensions By 50 % (See Reasons)

Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the report of its Committee on Establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions for former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent.

The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in an earlier law operated by the state.

The report further showed a reduction in the number of vehicles to be made available to former governors and their deputies.

The Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the former governors should get two vehicles (a car and a van) instead of three as recommended by the committee.

He further said the amended bill should provide that the cars be changed every four years instead of the three years recommended by the report.

While some of the lawmakers at plenary suggested an upward review of the pensions for the affected public office holders by 75 per cent, others urged that it should remain as stipulated in the old law.

However, Obasa argued that it should be left at 50 per cent, especially as the report had recommended the removal of houses and reduced other benefits.

Citing the recent murder of the president of Haiti, Obasa said it was necessary to also secure the lives of the former officeholders.