Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will be the first governor in Lagos State since 2007 to miss out on a mansion in Abuja after leaving office, SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigation has revealed.

The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law No 11 official Gazette of Lagos State, 2007 states that former governors of Lagos State are entitled to a house in Lagos and Abuja in any location of their choice.

However, the law adds that any governor who does not serve for two consecutive terms, will only be entitled to a house in Lagos.

Section 2 states, “One residential house each for the governor and the deputy governor at any location of their choice in Lagos State and one residential house in the Federal Capital Territory for the governor on two consecutive terms.”

Following his loss to Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in October, Ambode will not be returning to the Alausa Governor’s Office on May 29, 2019.

The state government has built houses for former governors of the state in Lagos and Abuja in line with the law.

A house was bought for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Ikoyi and the Asokoro area of Abuja next to the Lagos State Governor’s Lodge.

Although no actual figure was placed on how much the houses procured would cost, our correspondent learnt that to build or buy houses for former governors of Lagos would cost between N500m and N1bn.

For instance, the construction of a “section” of the house of the immediate past Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on 15 Cameron Drive, Ikoyi, costs the state N329,929,551, according to the Lagos State budget of 2014, which was obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH.

However, Ambode will be entitled to other fringe benefits which comprise a house in any location in Lagos State, six brand new cars every three years, 100 per cent of the basic salary of the serving governor, (N7.7m per annum) free health care for himself and members of his family.

The law also says a former governor will be entitled to furniture allowance, which is 300 per cent of their annual basic salary (N23.3m); house maintenance allowance, which is 10 per cent of basic salary (N778, 296); utility allowance, which is 20 per cent of the salary (N1.5m) and car maintenance allowance, which is 30 per cent of the annual basic salary (N2.3m).

Other benefits include entertainment allowance, which is 10 per cent of the basic salary (N778,296) and a personal assistant, who will earn 25 per cent of the governor’s annual basic salary (N1.9m).

The law adds that a former governor is entitled to domestic workers comprising a cook, a steward, a gardener and others whose appointments are pensionable.

A former governor will be entitled to eight policemen and two officials of the Department of State Services for life, according to the Lagos law.

However, any governor of the state will miss out on all the goodies if he is removed from office by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Ambode, on Monday, formally endorsed Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the Lagos State’s APC standard bearers for the 2019 governorship election.

He urged those still aggrieved with the fallout of the primaries of the party to follow his example, and accept the party’s supremacy.

Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, the Executive Director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said it was immoral for former governors to be given life pensions.

He noted that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission had approved payment of 300 per cent of basic salary as severance allowances (N6.6m) for political office holders on leaving office.

He said, “The fact that you become a governor of a state should not make you entitled to all those mind-boggling emoluments.”

Mumuni said some former governors, who ended up becoming ministers or senators, were collecting pensions and allowances that accrued to their new office, an action he described as immoral.
https://punchng.com/second-term-denial-ambode-to-miss-out-on-abuja-mansion/

This country disgusts me!See entitlements of a former Governor in the poverty capital of the world.
Tifnubu passed this law despite all the stealing he did in office to benefit him and future Governors-mentally unstable kleptomaniac.

litdutchboy:
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will be the first governor in Lagos State since 2007 to miss out on a mansion in Abuja after leaving office, SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigation has revealed.

The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law No 11 official Gazette of Lagos State, 2007 states that former governors of Lagos State are entitled to a house in Lagos and Abuja in any location of their choice.

However, the law adds that any governor who does not serve for two consecutive terms, will only be entitled to a house in Lagos.

Section 2 states, “One residential house each for the governor and the deputy governor at any location of their choice in Lagos State and one residential house in the Federal Capital Territory for the governor on two consecutive terms.”

Following his loss to Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in October, Ambode will not be returning to the Alausa Governor’s Office on May 29, 2019.

The state government has built houses for former governors of the state in Lagos and Abuja in line with the law.

A house was bought for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Ikoyi and the Asokoro area of Abuja next to the Lagos State Governor’s Lodge.

Although no actual figure was placed on how much the houses procured would cost, our correspondent learnt that to build or buy houses for former governors of Lagos would cost between N500m and N1bn.

For instance, the construction of a “section” of the house of the immediate past Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on 15 Cameron Drive, Ikoyi, costs the state N329,929,551, according to the Lagos State budget of 2014, which was obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH.

However, Ambode will be entitled to other fringe benefits which comprise a house in any location in Lagos State, six brand new cars every three years, 100 per cent of the basic salary of the serving governor, (N7.7m per annum) free health care for himself and members of his family.

The law also says a former governor will be entitled to furniture allowance, which is 300 per cent of their annual basic salary (N23.3m); house maintenance allowance, which is 10 per cent of basic salary (N778, 296); utility allowance, which is 20 per cent of the salary (N1.5m) and car maintenance allowance, which is 30 per cent of the annual basic salary (N2.3m).

Other benefits include entertainment allowance, which is 10 per cent of the basic salary (N778,296) and a personal assistant, who will earn 25 per cent of the governor’s annual basic salary (N1.9m).

The law adds that a former governor is entitled to domestic workers comprising a cook, a steward, a gardener and others whose appointments are pensionable.

A former governor will be entitled to eight policemen and two officials of the Department of State Services for life, according to the Lagos law.

However, any governor of the state will miss out on all the goodies if he is removed from office by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Ambode, on Monday, formally endorsed Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the Lagos State’s APC standard bearers for the 2019 governorship election.

He urged those still aggrieved with the fallout of the primaries of the party to follow his example, and accept the party’s supremacy.

Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, the Executive Director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said it was immoral for former governors to be given life pensions.

He noted that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission had approved payment of 300 per cent of basic salary as severance allowances (N6.6m) for political office holders on leaving office.

He said, “The fact that you become a governor of a state should not make you entitled to all those mind-boggling emoluments.”

Mumuni said some former governors, who ended up becoming ministers or senators, were collecting pensions and allowances that accrued to their new office, an action he described as immoral.
https://punchng.com/second-term-denial-ambode-to-miss-out-on-abuja-mansion/

They refused to tell us which law they are quoting.

We want to read the gazette with our own korokoro eyes.

Where is the gazette?

People just dey push lie any kind of way.

Well if Lagos doesn’t buy it to him, he’ll buy it himself with the Gandollars he got as Lagos Governor.

Overindulgence of our Political Leaders is the reason why they never want to leave corridor of power. The kind of apportionment described above goes for all the 36 States Governors in Nigeria. They keep wasting our money on themselves and their families, while Nigeria and Nigerians are being remodelled to become Nerve Center of poverty.

After giving all these to former office holders, wetin go remain for the state to work with?

Nigerian politics is the surest assurance.

stefanjaeger:
Overindulgence of our Political Leaders is the reason why they never want to leave corridor of power. The kind of apportionment described above goes for all the 36 States Governors in Nigeria. They keep wasting our money on themselves and their families, while Nigeria and Nigerians are being remodelled to become Nerve Center of poverty.

They say there is no money to increase wages, but have billions of naira to take care of former Governors entitlements.

litdutchboy:


[b] However, Ambode will be entitled to other fringe benefits which comprise a house in any location in Lagos State, six brand new cars every three years, 100 per cent of the basic salary of the serving governor, (N7.7m per annum) free health care for himself and members of his family.

The law also says a former governor will be entitled to furniture allowance, which is 300 per cent of their annual basic salary (N23.3m); house maintenance allowance, which is 10 per cent of basic salary (N778, 296); utility allowance, which is 20 per cent of the salary (N1.5m) and car maintenance allowance, which is 30 per cent of the annual basic salary (N2.3m).

Other benefits include entertainment allowance, which is 10 per cent of the basic salary (N778,296) and a personal assistant, who will earn 25 per cent of the governor’s annual basic salary (N1.9m).

Mumuni said some former governors, who ended up becoming ministers or senators, were collecting pensions and allowances that accrued to their new office, an action he described as immoral. [/b]
https://punchng.com/second-term-denial-ambode-to-miss-out-on-abuja-mansion/

and then, they will say that Nigeria is poor

Nigeria does not deserve any help from the international community!

See the people talking about diversification and yet they seat on oyei money year in year out!

hypocrisy go kill this government ooooooooooo

To thinks that they were casting aspersions on the National Assembly collecting bogus salaries

What will an ex-governor who served within a period of 4-8years with virtually almost everything free do with this kind of blood money

Yes, it is blood money because you are sitting on our collective wealth!!!

It is blood money because children has being in and out of strike because of the peanuts you are paying to those who truly deserved it while some extraordinary wicked still argue that they can't pay the peanuts

On top of all these, them go still steal money

Ha! God is a patient God ooooooo. Sometimes I wonder how he would judge this world

The masses are suffering while our leaders smile to the bank with little or no effort

Nigerians are too good to deserve this kinds of leaders!

Lord have mercy!

ukukaegbu:
After giving all these to former office holders, wetin go remain for the state to work with?

Nigerian politics is the surest assurance.

No western leader enjoys this kind of entitlement. Trust the black African to always take a concept and abuse it.

Just imagine this wastage + Salary + pension +dubious allowances etc.while the common man can't even eat three square meal.Meanwhile, Ambode's cowardice have entered the histroy books.

stefanjaeger:
Overindulgence of our Political Leaders is the reason why they never want to leave corridor of power. The kind of apportionment described above goes for all the 36 States Governors in Nigeria. They keep wasting our money on themselves and their families, while Nigeria and Nigerians are being remodelled to become Nerve Center of poverty.

Why does a Governor need 6 brand new cars every 3 years. Useless corrupt Nigerian leaders taking the population for fools

Can you imagine this kind of extreme corruption? Oh my goodness.

Hedonini:
Can you imagine this kind of extreme corruption? Oh my goodness.

Nigeria's current leaders are beyond evil and wicked.

That is the kind of law Tinubu quickly signed. The house assembly members that passed this may have been induced by Tinubu to do this.

And these are the people that are quick to call others thief.

at least others stole and left.
but these ones even after leaving are still stealing.

overall90:
And these are the people that are quick to call others thief.

This is what you call legal stealing

Where is the gazette now?

gosh! this is to much! no wonder politicians take elections as a do or die affair.

Ambode is a very useless governor. The worst governor in the history of Lagos as colony.

litdutchboy:

Why does a Governor need 6 brand new cars every 3 years. Useless corrupt Nigerian leaders taking the population for fools

Common Councilors and LG chairmen and their SA are getting cars.They were given the car last week
That's why politics is a do or die affairs

Revolution is the way but I'm not ready to die

All these were introduced by the most richest politically exposed person in Nigeria and richest Ex Governor of all time who happens to be a leader of the APC who claim to be fighting corruption ... My question is that since APC claim to be anti corruption how come PDP who they say is corrupt has not been able to produce any corrupt ex governor as rich as Tinubu ..infact 99 percent of the PDP govnors that served with Tinubu from 1999 to 2007 are all stark broke now while Tinubus is still stupendously rich even through wealth he accumulated from 1999 till date from govt activities .. How come APC the so called party of saints is the one that has the ex governor and politician with the most properties in Nigeria ?

Upon all the salaries and stealing that happened during their 4-8 years regime as Governor, after they leave office they will still enjoy perks of office. 6 cars every 3 years, am sure each of them is bullet proof. Houses in lagos and any state of your choice worth 500m-#1bn.. different allowances that's worth 300% of ur annual salary.

Mehn, political leaders has bled us dry in this country, some of them will run to senate and be senators plus collecting ex governors pensions and senators salary+welfare..

We are Mumu for this country..

This is one silly law I just hate Tinubu for. This man is very greedy. Imagine in 4 decades from now, the amount we'll be spending to service ex-governors of the state.

This is terrible, and yet we complain of lack.

Then they will say Nigeria is poor and we don't have money for this and that

is the black man cursed?

cause most of these people complaining on this thread, will still support Tinubu, some even with their blood.

I've never met a people who so loved to be shit on and dehumanized like Nigerians, they love it like a pig loves its dirty mud. Some even pray for more suffering, more chances to be able to say, "yes, I voted for this suffering myself"

what a mysterious race the black man is

Am very sorry to say this but Nigeria can never move forward if all this continues to happen, i mean wtf...... How can so much money and other entitlement be given to people whom while in office collected salary and even stole together with it yet when they leave office the money still never stops ahah no wonder it's always a do or die game to politicians..

lol. Una never see something .

I'm not particularly enthusiastic about the next elections. At best, we will only replace a set of slave masters with a brand new conscienceless emperors. Or do one explain this official thievery of people's patrimony in a poor third world country?

This current structure is gravely defective.

Ajibel:
This is one silly law I just hate Tinubu for. This man is very greedy. Imagine in 4 decades from now, the amount we'll be spending to service ex-governors of the state.

My goodness. The black man is naturally greedy. Gosh.