ZAMFARA ASSEMBLY NULLIFIES LAW AUTHORISING PENSION FOR EX-GOVERNORS
The Assembly leader Hon Faruk Dosara, of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Maradun, while presenting the bill, encouraged his colleagues to consider the ‘complete repeal’ of the law “which provides the jamboree payment for the former political leaders of the State at the detriment of the retired civil servants who have not been paid their entitlements over the years.”
Penpushing further reports that, Dosara emphasized that, these categories of past leaders “are collecting over N700 million annually” which he said the present economy cannot accommodate, and while seconding the motion, Hon Tukur Birnin-Tudu, a Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) member representing Bakura local government said the abolition of the law is necessary.
The Speaker, Hon Nasiru Magarya in similar vein, pushed the process and the bill passed both first and second readings, with the assemblymen resolved to go for a committee of the whole after which the bill went for a third reading.
Penpushing also reports that the Assembly spokesman disclosed that,the bill will now be sent to the Governor for his assent, adding that ‘with this development, all past political leaders in Zamfara will no longer enjoy any entitlements unless those prescribed by the national revenue mobilisation allocation and fiscal commission,”
The development is said to be coming days after a former Governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, in a leaked letter to the State Government, requested his N10 million ‘monthly upkeep’, which he said had not been paid for some months.
Penpushing reports that, the media aide to Governor Bello Matawalle, Yusuf Idris, also confirmed that the former Governor had written the request, adding that two days later he (Yari) also sent another letter of reminder demanding the payment.
