REVEALED: Ortom to get N40m allowance every 4 years, 2 SUVs and life pension

[TOP STORY] REVEALED: Ortom to get N40m allowance every 4 years, 2 SUVs and life pension | TheCable

house of assembly passed a lifetime maintenance bill for former elected governors and their deputies in the state into law.

Since Benue was created in 1976, it has had three democratically elected governors: George Akume, Gabriel Suswam andTheCable understands that the lifetime pension bill was forwarded to the state house of assembly in April 2023 and was passed by the lawmakers and assented the same day by Ortom — four days to the end of his eight-year tenure.In a copy seen by TheCable, the law

generated by the states from pay-as-you-earn tax , direct assessment, road taxes, and revenues from some ministries, departments, and agencies .That means the law prioritises the payment of the monthly stipend to the ex-governors and their deputies against other expenses like salaries, pensions and gratuity of the citizens.

The law also provides that all former governors are entitled to N25 million and N15 million to the former deputies as maintenance allowance every four years.

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