Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has assented to a bill repealing the law that created pension allowances and gratuities for former governors, deputy governors, assembly speakers, and deputy spe...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, assenting to two bills passed by the house of assembly at Government House, Owerri on Friday, May 22, 2020
Signing the bill into law in Owerri on Friday, the governor noted that the erstwhile law runs contrary to the 1999 constitution as amended, which stipulates that a pensioner must have worked for at least 10 years and must be up to 45 years of age. “Apart from the inconsistency of such a law to the provisions of the ground norm, which is the Constitution of 1999 , this has led for a very long time a precedence that does not encourage diligence and prudence in service delivery,” the governor said.He, however thanked the State House of Assembly for rising to the occasion and embracing totally the desire of the government to strengthen the Internally Generated Revenue base of the state.
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