The Lagos state government has reportedly awarded a ₦10 million contract for the “production of architectural drawing for the proposed retirement house” for the outgoing governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Premium Times reports that the contract, which is being allegedly handled by Studio 3 Architects, was officially awarded by the state’s ministry of works and infrastructure on March 20. After failing to secure his second term bid, Governor Ambode, who was elected into office in 2015, will hand over to his successor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on May 29


According to Section 1 of the law, any person who held office as an elected governor or deputy governor shall be entitled to the payment of pension at the rate equivalent to the annual basic salary of the incumbent governor or deputy and other benefits provided by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission. The law stipulates that the pension shall be for life, provided the person was not removed from office by impeachment or for breach of the constitution.

The law shows further that there shall be one residential house each for the governor and deputy governor at any location of their choice in Lagos state; and one residential house in Abuja for the governor on two consecutive terms. The law also stipulates three cars for the governor and, in addition, one pilot and two back-up cars to be replaced every three years. The governor is also entitled to, among others, a furniture allowance of 300% of annual basic salary as well as a cook, steward, gardener, drivers, and other domestic staff who shall all be pensionable. There shall also be free medical treatment for the governor and deputy governor and members of their immediate families. Premium Times notes that apart from Lagos state, at least six other states also have similar pension packages for their former governors and their deputies.

The other states include Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Gombe, Sokoto, Kano, Kwara, Yobe, and Zamfara states among others. Meanwhile, the revelation of the former governors’ and their deputies’ entitlements elicited outrage across the country, making the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to approach a federal court in Lagos in 2017. The group reportedly sued the federal government over its “failure to stop former governors and now serving senators and ministers from receiving double pay and life pensions, and failure to seek recovery of over ₦40 billion of public funds unduly received by these public officers


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Amuocha:
Useless APC government in Lagos
N8.5mil will be kickback
Hope it will be located in Epe

plaindealer:




Wherever your state is in Nigeria, the situation is the same. The joke is on you.

Amuocha:
Useless APC government in Lagos
N8.5mil will be kickback
Hope it will be located in Epe

Kendumazy:
Smh. The building will probably be 100 million naira. Wondering if this is how it's done in other countries. What happened to saving your salary to build a house just like every other civil servant does? Do this people really understand that, they are meant to serve us and once they are done. That should be final. Look at millions of naira wasting again after all the embezzlement. Mheen! Indeed, there's really a country!

Amuocha:


I think the shame should be on you and ilk.

plaindealer:
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You have nothing sensible to contribute.

This thread is not for you, find a suitable thread where people like you congregate to sling trash at each other.

Amuocha:


It is this holier than thou attitude that has kept our country standstill as compared with others. Nonsense comment.