Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Friday announced plans by the state government to abolish the payment of pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors in the state.
The
announcement comes three days after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of
Lagos State informed lawmakers in the State House of Assembly about his
administration’s effort to stop the pension of former governors and
deputies in the south-western state.
In
a statement issued in Ilorin, Governor Abdulrazaq’s Chief Press
Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, confirmed that the governor would send a bill
to the State House of Assembly next week, requesting the lawmakers to
immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors
and deputies in Kwara.
He
explained that the governor’s decision was in line with his campaign
mantra and proof that he recognised himself as a product of democracy.
“The
governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens
opposing the pension law for former governors and deputy governors.
“As
representatives of the people, the lawmakers would exercise their
discretion to call a public hearing on the topic to further harvest
wider opinions on the topic,” Ajakaye said.
He
added, “However, the governor feels it is time for the law as it is to
give way. He would rather the state commits the scarce public funds to
tackling the question of poverty and youth unemployment.”
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