The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the reduction of pension of former governors and other officials of the state by 50 per cent. A statement signed by Mr. Eromosele Ebhomele, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, said that the decision was taken following the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Establishment, Training, and Pension, Yinka Ogundimu, which recommended the reduction of pension for former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for ex-governors as stipulated in an earlier law operated by the state. The ex-governors currently benefitting from the jumbo pensions include Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, and Akinwumi Ambode. Mr. Ogundimu, representing Agege II, said the committee reduced their benefits and other emoluments by 50 per cent, based on the present economic situation of the state.
The lawmaker also confirmed the removal of the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors, as stipulated in an earlier law operated by the state.
The report further showed a reduction in the number of vehicles to be made available to former governors and their deputies.
Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who suggested that former governors should get two vehicles (a car and a van) instead of three as recommended by the committee, urged 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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