Sanwo-Olu to Save Billions for Lagos by Scrapping Pension for Tinubu and Others

 

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced his bold intention to abolish the payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies.

He made his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder Act 2007 while presenting the 2021 budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Abolishment of the Payment of Pension Law 2007 will mean the stoppage of pension payment to Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode and other individuals that served as governors and deputy governors in Lagos State.

Apart from pension running into millions, ex governors are entitled to a house in Lagos and FCT with 3 exotic cars every 3 years.  Their ex-deputy Governors are only entitled to a mighty house in Lagos with 2 cars. 

This is the same practice across Nigerian states. Some former Governors are in the Senate, house of Representatives and many are political office holders on appointments like ministers etc and still collecting money meant for the development of Lagos and other states. 

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