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BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Reduces Pension Of Former Governors
- Lagos Assembly has reduced the pension of former governors.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly has reduced the pension of former governors of the state.
The pension of the former governors was reduced by 50 percent on Thursday.
A statement on Thursday disclosed that the decision was taken after the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Establishment.
It was gathered that the Committee recommended the reduction of pension for former governors and other affected officials by 50 percent.
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The Committee, EKO HOT BLOG learnt, also removed the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for ex-governors as stipulated in an earlier law operated by the state.
The report by the Committee further showed a reduction in the number of vehicles to be made available to former governors and their deputies.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, suggested that former governors should get two vehicles (a car and a van) instead of three as recommended by the Committee.
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The Speaker further suggested that the amended bill should provide that the cars be changed every four years instead of the three years recommended by the report.
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