Lagos Assembly Cuts Former Governors’ Pensions By 50 %

Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the report of its Committee on Establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions for former

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 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.

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