Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, has admonished state assemblies to amend their pension laws to suspend the payment of pensions to former governors who either became senators or ministers.
Shehu, who spoke in an interview with Sunday Vanguard in Abuja, said doing so will contribute to the economic well-being of the states even if marginally.
The RMAFC boss explained that it was a disservice to states for former governors, especially those who were immediately elected as senators or ministers after their tenure, to earn pensions while at the same time collecting salaries and allowances.
“A person who has served as governor either for four or eight years as the case may be, then goes on to become senator or minister shouldn’t be earning double from public coffers.
“Many states have laws that provide generous pensions for former governors and these same people become senators or ministers and still collect salaries and other benefits in their new roles, this shouldn’t be the case,” he said.
