By Olasunkanmi Akoni
A bill seeking to repeal the law which grants pension and other emoluments to former governors and deputies has scaled second reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The ex-governors of the state who are presently benefitting from the jumbo pension include Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, and Akinwumi Ambode.
The new bill which was debated on the floor of the House at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, is titled: ‘A Bill for a law to repeal the law to provide for the payment of pensions and other fringe benefits to public office holders in Lagos State and for other connected matters’.
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The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, read for a second time a bill that seeks to repeal the law which grants pension and other emoluments to former governors.
The beneficiaries are Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode and their deputies during respective tenure. DAILY POST published the breakdown of the entitlements.
The act is titled ‘A Bill for a law to repeal the law to provide for the payment of pensions and other fringe benefits to public office holders in Lagos State and for other connected matters’.
At sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmakers argued that it would be unfair to repeal the law in its entirety as there were some important sections that should be considered.