I saw this somewhere and I feel I should share it here.
THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT ON OUR INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA INVOLVING ALL POLITICAL PARTIES
& NOT A DISCUSSION ON ANY POLITICAL PARTY.
21 senators currently receiving pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy
governors.
The current senators who once served as governors are Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Rabiu Musa
Kwankwaso of Kano, Kabiru Gaya of Kano, Godswill Akpabio of
Akwa Ibom, Theodore Orji of Abia, Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa, Sam Egwu of Ebonyi, Shaaba Lafiagi of Kwara, Joshua Dariye of Plateau Jonah Jang of
Plateau, Aliyu Magatakarda, Wamakko of Sokoto, Ahmed Sani
Yarima of Zamfara, Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Bukar Abba Ibrahim of
Yobe, Adamu Aliero of Kebbi, George Akume of Benue and Isiaka Adeleke of Osun.
The former deputy governors in the Senate are Ms Biodun Olujimi
of Ekiti and Enyinaya Harcourt, Abaribe of Abia. Danladi,Abubakar Sani served as the acting governor of Taraba state.
Many former governors are also in Buhari's Cabinet as Ministers.
This includes: Ngige, Fayemi, Amaechi and Fashola (SAN).
In Akwa Ibom State, the law provides that ex governors and
deputy governors receive
pension equivalent to the salaries of the incumbent. The package also includes a new official car and a utility vehicle every four
years; one personal aide; a cook, chauffeurs and security guards for the governor at a sum not
exceeding N5 million per month and N2.5 million for his deputy governor.
In Rivers, the law provides 100
percent of annual basic salaries for the ex-governor and deputy,
one residential house for the former governor “anywhere of his choice in Nigeria”; one residential house anywhere in Rivers for the deputy, three cars
for the ex-governor every four years and two cars for the deputy every four years.
It is alledged that in Lagos, a former governor will get two houses, one in Lagos and another in Abuja, estimated at
N500 million in Lagos and N700 million in Abuja. He also receives six new cars to be replaced every
three years; a furniture
allowance of 300 percent of annual salary to be paid every two years, and a N30 million pension annually for life.
This is the reality for all the 21 ex govenors and deputy governors
who are currently serving as senators. This same is also true of ex governors who are now serving as Ministers.
NOW I ASK:
How many years did these guys serve their states as governors
and deputy governors? Is it more than 8years? Is that a reason to be entitled to pensions for life?
Even if they are entitled to pension for life, must it be so outrageous?
As if that is not enough: HOW on earth can any public servant with
conscience collect salaries and allowances as a senator or minister, and still have the audacity to claim pensions equivalent to the salaries of a serving governor in Nigeria?
IT IS NOT A ROCKET SCIENCE......
Once you are elected a senator or appointed a minister, you must
forfeit any pension accruing to you from government at any level
until you vacate office. This should also apply to senators collecting military pensions like
former Senate President David Mark.
Yet these senators are in the Senate that is inviting the current finance minister to discuss the
recession of Nigeria's economy.
A senator pockets approximately 30 million naira monthly as salary
and allowances. Our
"honourables" are not interested to make laws that could restructure our country into economically autonomous federating States/Regions to save
the country from sectional agitations that is threatening to
destroy Nigeria.The sad and hopeless situation is that the rest of Nigerians are busy arguing based on party, ethnic and
religious affiliations while these enemies of state continue to rape us.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!

Nigeria, d theatre of super absurdities...