The wind of halting jumbo pensions for ex-governors is about to blow in Kwara State too.
Only two days ago, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced the stoppage of the huge package to his predecessors while Hope Uzordinma of Imo State had earlier done so.
On Friday, the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq government in Kwara announced a move to do so, meaning the likes of Bukola Saraki and Abdufatai Ahmed, who had been on the seat, will be affected.
Abdulrazaq disclosed this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Friday.
The statement read: “Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors.
“The Governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens opposing the pension law for former governors and deputy governors. In line with his campaign mantra and as a product of democracy himself, he will be sending a bill to the House of Assembly next week requesting them to repeal the law.
“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.
“However, the Governor feels it is time for the law as it is to give way. He would rather commit scarce public funds to tackle the question of poverty and youth unemployment.”
