President Buhari asked Governors to cut down bogus pensions for Governors and their deputies.
According to a reliable source,

“He was very blunt about it and said that it was something that was going to be done immediately, especially because it is not something that can be suspended.

“The feeling was that not only was it wrong and morally unconscionable, but that it was not something that should be encouraged, and he was appealing to them that it should be changed,” the newspaper quoted a source.

The pension law in Lagos, Kwara, Rivers, Edo states are 100 % basic salary while that of Oyo state is put at 300%.

The Lagos State Governor and Deputy Governor Pensions Law of 2007 provides that “a former governor and family (spouse and children both married and unmarried) are entitled to free medical treatment which is not capped. Another highlight is that the ex-governor is entitled to a cook, steward, gardener and other domestic staff who are pensionable.

The benefits:
Annual Basic Salary: 100% of annual basic salaries of the incumbent governor and deputy.
Accommodation: One residential house in Lagos and another in FCT for the former governor; one residential house in Lagos for the deputy.
Transport:Three cars, two backup cars and one pilot car for the ex-governor every three years; two cars, two backup cars and one pilot car for the deputy governor every three years.
Furniture:300 per cent of annual basic salary every two years.
House maintenance: 10 per cent of annual basic salary.

Domestic staff: Cook, steward, gardener and other domestic staff (no limit) who shall be pensionable.

Medical: Free medical treatment for ex-governor and deputy and members of their families (not just spouses).

Security: Two DSS operatives, one female officer, eight policemen (four each for house and personal security) for the ex-governor; one SSS operative and two policemen (one each for house and personal security) for the deputy. PA: 25% of annual basic salary.

Car maintenance: 30% of annual basic salary.

Entertainment: 10% of annual basic salary.

Utility: 20% of annual basic salary.

Drivers: Pensionable (no limit to number of drivers).

Severance gratuity: Not specified.


100% of basic salary in Kwara

The law stipulated that qualified former governors and their deputies be paid pension for life, without other perks like accommodation, cars, etc.

The law was reviewed in 2010 by Bukola Saraki, a former governor of the state and a serving senator, who with the support of the state House of Assembly imposed outrageous raises on all the benefits.
The 2010 law gives a former governor two cars and a security car, replaceable every three years. The governor is also entitled to a “well-furnished 5-bedroom duplex,” furniture allowance of 300 per cent of his salary (which totals over N6 million).

The law also gives the governor five personal staff paid for by the state, eight policemen, three DSS operatives (of which one must be a female), free medicals for the governor and the deputy.

Other entitlements are 30 per cent of salary for car maintenance, 20 per cent for utility, 10 per cent for entertainment, 10 per cent for house maintenance.

100% of basic salary in Rivers

The Rivers pension law was first approved in 2003 by former governor, Peter Odili, having been passed by a state assembly headed by the present governor, Chibuike Amaechi as speaker.

The 2003 pension law provides pension for life for governors and deputies, defining “pension” as embodying annual terminal basic salary, annual transport allowance, annual rent subsidy, annual utility allowance, entertainment allowance, domestic staff of not more than four.

The new law gives the former governor a house in Rivers State and anywhere in Nigeria. The former governor is also entitled to pension for life at the rate of the governor’s basic salary, 300 per cent of salary for furniture paid every four years, three cars every four years, free medical and 10 per cent for house maintenance.

The law gives the former governor a security detail comprising two DSS operatives, four police officers, 30 per cent for car maintenance, 10 per cent entertainment, 20 per cent utility and several domestic staff.

100% of basic salary in Edo

The Edo State House of Assembly on May 16, 2007 passed a law entitled ‘Provision for the Pension of Rights of the Governor and Deputy Governor of the state.

It provides for 100 per cent pension for the governor at a rate similar to the salary of the incumbent office holder and for domestic staff among others for the former governor.

300% of annual salary in Oyo

The Oyo State Pension Law 2004 provides that the Governor and Deputy Governor after leaving office shall be entitled to Pension for life at a rate equivalent to the annual salary of the incumbent Governor or Deputy Governor. Furniture Allowance of 300 per cent of the annual basic salary, Leave Allowance of 10 per cent of annual basic salary and severance allowance of 300 per cent of the annual basic salary.

Reacting to the development, litigation lawyer, Festus Keyamo described the move by Buhari as long over-due.

Keyamo said the move could only be accomplished through moral suasion as the pension acts were enacted by state Houses of Assembly.

Also, the Lagos State House of Assembly also passed pension laws with fat pension entitlements for former presiding officers of the house.

What then remains for the state?
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https://www.naij.com/617097-buhari-moves-stop-outrageous-pension-ex-governors.html

This is the kinda news I wanna be reading
fvck governorobbers

Confam, baba is making a wave

Nawa o, with all dis juicy entitlement, den still went ahead to steal public fund. Olorun Wa O

Tinubu, Saraki, Ladoja, Odili

God Punish all of u... Awon Oloriburuku gbogbo

with all ds bogus salary n pension wen dy finish n dy will still steal enough money.
DEMOCRACY indeed....

Better. I support it.

Unfortunately, he got no such powers. The power to repeal criminal pension laws for Governors lies with States Houses of Assembly.

This is wickedness. They dont think about us, all what they are after is their pocket. May Allah save us from them

That's good news from Mr President. How will he do it? granted that we are operating a FEDERALISM.
Mr President interpersonal relationship is very poor, so how is he going to relate to Honourable Members of the various House of Assembly? He just dey talk!

Can the National Assembly over ride the state laws?

The political class in Nigeria are the number one murderer of Nigeria dream to be a great Nation.

Can you imagine we have a senate president that is very insensitive, self and stupid making laws for us. Look at what this guy award to himself.