The Lagos State House of Assembly has slashed pensions of former governors by 50%.
The slash which was announced in a statement on Thursday, follows a report and consequently, a recommendation by the assembly’s Committee on Establishment.
The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in an earlier law operated by the state.
The report further showed a reduction in the number of vehicles to be made available to former governors and their deputies.
Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, suggested that former governors should get two vehicles (a car and a van) instead of three as recommended by the committee.
Obasa also suggested that the amended bill should provide that the cars be changed every four years instead of the three years recommended by the report.
While some of the lawmakers, at plenary, had suggested an upward review of the pension for the affected public office holders by 75 per cent, others urged that the pension remain as stipulated in the old law.
Obasa, however, argued that it should be left at 50 percent, especially as the report had recommended the removal of houses and reduced other benefits.
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