KWARA STATE GOVERNOR, ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ABOLISH PENSION PACKAGES FOR FORMER GOVERNORS AND DEPUTIES
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Friday, November 13, announced plans to abolish pension packages to former Governors and former deputy Governors in the State.
His announcement comes three days after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State abolished pension packages for Governors and deputies in Lagos.
This was announced in a statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
He said 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.
The statement reads; “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.
“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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