Saraki And  Other EX-Governors To Stop  Getting  Pensions  – KWARA GOV.

Saraki And  Other EX-Governors To Stop  Getting  Pensions   KWARA GOV.

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has announced that the state is in the process of repealing the law that allows pensions to be paid to all former governors and their deputies that have served in the state.

The Governor made this disclosure in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Friday.

Governor Abdulrazaq announced it will Initiate a bill to the State House of Assembly to repeal the law granting former governors and their deputies the right to be paid pension.

Saraki And Other EX-Governors Among the past governors of the state are the late Mohammed Lawal, Bukola Saraki, and Abdulfatah Ahmed.

The statement read in part, “Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors.

“The Governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens opposing the pension law for former governors and deputy governors. In line with his campaign mantra and as a product of democracy himself, he will be sending a bill to the House of Assembly next week requesting them to repeal the law.

“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.

“However, the Governor feels it is time for the law as it is to give way. He would rather commit scarce public funds to tackle the question of poverty and youth unemployment.”