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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has disclosed that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State.
Fashola stated this on Saturday while featuring on Arise TV programme, ‘Perspectives.’
He added that he is not receiving billions of naira from the federal government as speculated by some Nigerians, after serving for eight years as minister.
When asked if there were financial benefits accrued to him as a former public servant, he said: “The benefit I get I think is N577,000 monthly pension from Lagos State. That’s all I get.
“So, in spite of all the stories that we got several billions of money (after leaving office), I’ve come out to deny that repeatedly. Well I don’t know how long it lasts, but all I know is that I get N577,000 per month consistently.”
When asked if there were other benefits he gets from the federal government as a former minister, he said “no.”
Responding to a question on if he could advise current public office holders, Fashola said he was not in the position to issue advice. He, however, admonished that they “should remain true and authentic” in their duties.
Fashola also reiterated his earlier submission in September 2023, that he did not need to hold any office before serving in President Bola Tinubu’s administration