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A bill to stop the payment of pension to former governors and their deputies in Lagos State has passed the second reading in the Lagos House of Assembly.
The bill was submitted to the House of Assembly on November 20, 2020, by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state governor.
With the bill, Mr Sanwo-Olu seeks an amendment to the Payment of Pension Law (2017), a move to stop huge amounts paid to former governors and their deputies.
The second reading of the bill held on Monday and was presided over by the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa.
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At least 24 states across Nigeria enacted laws providing generous pensions to their former governors and their deputies.