A civil society organisation, the Enugu Group for Good Governance (E-3G) has commended the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
We’ll recall lawmakers backing pension for ex-govs, deputies Ezeugwu
Published 2 May 2021
Chief Willy Ezeugwu is the Coordinator of the Save Enugu Group and Secretary-General of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties. He tells RAPHAEL EDE that the group will stop a new bill proposing pensions for ex-governors and their deputies
Why
is your group opposing the bill proposing pensions for former governors and their deputies in Enugu State?
Save Enugu Group has seen that this bill is not good for the state and we have given a 21-day ultimatum to the state assembly to drop it. Why say so? It is their right to make laws on pension, but there are times you have to bring some moral content into whatever you are doing. The lawmakers cannot say because you have a right to kill, then you start taking lives everywhere you go. You can see that several states, like Lagos, which came up with similar laws, are now dropping it. Moreso, a High Court has ruled against it. So, why is Enu