THE National Assembly, yesterday, completed the amendment of the 1999 Constitution with approval of life pension for anybody who has held office as President or Vice President, Senate President or Deputy Senate President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

But beneficiaries of this gesture must be occupants who successfully concluded their terms in office without removal or impeachment.

The amended constitution, which was presented as motion, to the floor of the Senate by the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for onward transmission to the president for assent, also made it mandatory for the president to appear once a year before the joint sitting of the National Assembly to deliver an address in respect of the state of the nation.

But the president, in the expected constitution, loses the power to solely assent to bills passed by the National Assembly. The same applies to state governors.

The amended Clause read: “Any person who has held office as President or Deputy President of the Senate, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be entitled to pension for life at a rate equivalent to the annual salary of the incumbent President or Deputy President of the Senate, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, provided that such a person was not removed from office by the process of impeachment or for breach of any of the provisions of this Constitution.

“The president shall attend a joint meeting of the National Assembly once a year to deliver an address in respect of the state of the nation. He may attend any joint meeting of the National Assembly, either to deliver an address on national affairs including fiscal measures, or to make such statement on the policy of government as he considers to be of national importance.”


www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/nass-approves-life-pension-for-president-vice-in-new-constitution/

GEJ till 2019!!!

Lol

The same applies to state governors.

I can remember Femi Pedro... He lost it completely when he disagreed with Jagaban! Pity the dude thou!

Life pension!
That means your great grand children will never beg for food

We go rescind am.. thief's

Them no dey carry placards to increase this kyn money. You go just see am for news. Hediots

It's very sardonic and pathetic that our leaders can only do things that will favor them easily. Just look at how long we have been clamouring for FOI bill, minimum wage just to mention but a few; strike actions by labour groups here and there and nothing was done about it. In spite of the huge amount they realise on a monthly, they still approve life pension for themselves.

Nemesis will catch up with you!

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uncle Jona won tiff till e die

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God bless the Federal Republic

GEJ till 2019

lord save my country ..

Putting finishing touches to their stealing spree.

Oga ooo. What about teachers and doctors?
Those ones do not deserve life pension for their contribution to the society abi?

Yes That is not cool at all

No amount of bribe will keep this fisherman more than 29th May. If he likes, let him approve scholarship for their villagers, he must go back to the fishing ports.

We're talking about amending the constitution to devolve powers from the centre, remove immunity, remove items from the exclusive list, remove that stupi.d provision of every state producing a minister, guaranteeing autonomy for local government etc. etc., but these ones are approving life pension.

So much for "austerity".

Kontinu.

fair enough
GEJ has something to go back to enjoy after May19th, 2015

Politicians being self-centred since time immemorial.

ok. Am not surprise abt that what do you expect before?

Way too cool for..... You know nah.

Nigeria politicians making selfish laws that favours them only since 1999

Yes oh, and someone will say I should not offer myself to serve in such capacity.

Them dey do everytin b4 dem tym is up

Another looting strategy

Another national cake up for grab

Imagine hundreds of millions of naira pension money that doesn't require queueing before it is credited
E no go better for all these thieving Nigerian politicians, especially those lawmakers, governors, president, APC and PDP abound.
We indeed need to effect a change in the Nigerian political system at least just to see if there will be any change because for things to improve we definitely need a change
We need a strict leader to check all this self centered legislations in the house, Nigeria needs a front man with a iron hand.

We do not know whether things must CHANGE if we must improve,
but for things to improve, there must be CHANGE
#ChangeJonathan, at least he now has a life pension to settle with or at least enjoy for months/years before it is reversed by saner legislators under a humane and compassionate presidency..

The thief wants to continue making cash unlabouredfor after being ousted come march. Bloody hypocrites ruling this country.

let them continue...... diaris god