BREAKING NEWS: Zamfara Assembly Abolishes Law Paying Pensions To Ex Governors

Date: 26-11-2019 8:45 pm (4 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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The Zamfara state House of Assembly on Tuesday outrightly repealed the law that allows jumbo payment of pension and other allowances  to former governors, their deputies, Speakers and their deputies in the state, DailyTrust reports. .
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According to the outlet, the abolishment of the law came barely 48 hours after a letter written by a former governor, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar,  to Zamfara State Government demanding for the payment of his upkeep allowances running into millions of Naira leaked into the public. .
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According to the letter, the monthly upkeep allowances for an ex-governor in the state  is N10million and backed by law which was amended and assented to on the 23rd of March, 2019. .

Presenting the bill  before the House,  the House leader, Hon. Faruk Musa Dosara (PDP Maradun 1) urged his collogues to as a matter of urgency consider the  abolishment of the law which provides the jumbo  pay for the former political leaders of the state at the detriment of the retired civil servants who have not been paid their entitlements over the years. .

According to Hon Dosara, these category of past leaders are collecting over N700 million annually which he said the present state economy could not accommodate. .

Seconding the motion, Hon. Tukur Jekada Birnin Tudu (PDP, Bakura), said the abolishment of the law was highly necessary as it is  detrimental to the socio-economic well being of  the citizens of the state. .
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With this development, according to the spokesperson of the state assembly, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, all past political leaders in Zamfara state would no longer enjoy the jumbo allowances  unless those prescribed by the National Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.


Posted: at 26-11-2019 08:45 PM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- nikiniki at 26-11-2019 09:39 PM (4 years ago)
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Senseless people...out to steal the daylight out of the people who elected them to office. Kudos to Zamfara govt. I hope other states especially the Akpabio's crossriver state will abolish this broadlight stealing of public resources!
Posted: at 26-11-2019 09:39 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ficull at 26-11-2019 10:45 PM (4 years ago)
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This is very good. I hope other states follows suite. All these ex-governors, some of whom are currently in Nigeria’s seniors retirement home (The Nigerian Senate) are so shamelessly committing daylight robberies on the people.
Posted: at 26-11-2019 10:45 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- scottchris at 27-11-2019 09:23 AM (4 years ago)
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see it should cut across all states ooo....not only Zamfara

Posted: at 27-11-2019 09:23 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- SweetDaddy1 at 27-11-2019 11:09 AM (4 years ago)
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This is the only law that have come out of a State in Nigeria to help its citizens, All States and the Federal government must do same and stop paying pensions to looters who were in office for only 4 or 8 years.
Posted: at 27-11-2019 11:09 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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