Former governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has described as shocking and unrealistic rumour making the rounds in some quarters that past governors in Nigeria receive jumbo pension running into millions of naira.

The former governor also said that the claim by some elements that former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, wrote his successor, Bello Matawalle, to demand payment of outstanding N10 million monthly pension may be a figment of some people’s imagination after all.

The social media was saturated with the claim that the former Zamfara State governor had expressed his misgivings over the non-payment of his entitlement in a letter dated October 17, 2019, saying that he had only been paid twice since he left the office.

However, the former governor of Oyo state, while admitting that the amount payable as pension varies from state to state, said, no state in Nigeria can pay N10 million as pension to a former governor or as salary to a sitting governor.

Citing the case of Oyo, he said: “I was a former deputy governor and a state governor. I want to tell you that I don’t know where those people got that information from and I saw the letter but I don’t know if he was the one that wrote the letter.

“I doubt whether he has denied it too but I don’t think it is correct; it is not possible. Not even Lagos state can pay that amount to any former governor. Let me tell you what I know: Every four years, they supposed to change our car.”

He described as unfounded the claim in some quarters that every three years governors get six new cars. He added that it is untrue that deputy governors get up to five new cars every three years as being rumoured.

“My reply to this is that authoritatively as a former governor, I am not on this package. People must have been looking at me and other ex-governors and say that we are stinkingly rich. I collect less than a million naira a month as pension. I think it is about N700,000, I won’t lie to you. In that amount, allowances for the cook, the gardener and the security man is embedded.

“In fact, on assumption of office Makinde said that he thought his money would be about N5million. He donated his monthly salary to the pensioners… Of course, we are not in government but whatever is his salary is the same as our salary.

“The question is that is the present governor of Zamfara taking N10m? It is a constitutional matter; you cannot take money outside that law. It is a lie. No house is built for any governor in Oyo state.

“Some states build houses for past governors but we don’t have that law in Oyo state,” he said.

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Hmmm

Everything about Yari and 10million monthly pension is true cus he hasnt come to deny it.

He must be power drunk but he forgot he's no longer in charge.

The incumbent is a genious for outsmarting him.

Jst 4 or 8years in office and you re entitle to jumbo benefits compare with 35years service and be rewarded with poverty, neglet.

We dont have a constitution

Interesting times in Nigeria

You people must vomit all our yams you have all been eaten since time immemorial....No wonder

there is widespread poverty in the land,

no employment..

hmmm

Yeye country, what about civil servants?? Lawlessness every where

There are people who have spent years without seeing N1 as pension. Stop this nonsense



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My reply to this is that authoritatively as a former governor, I am not on this package. People must have been looking at me and other ex-governors and say that we are stinkingly rich. I collect less than a million naira a month as pension. I think it is about N700,000, I won’t lie to you. In that amount, allowances for the cook, the gardener and the security man is embedded.

It is a crime against humanity for the word 'stikingly rich' to be in the same sentence along with the word 'politician'.

But, this is Nigeria.
Her politicians have raped and looted her from birth.

We will get out of this mess gradually.....We believe.

Jumbo pay or not, you shall all die, and face the creator after death.

Ogbeni you deserve nothing. You and your PDP cohorts are thieves during your days.

Nigeria is finish

Also Akala. Why are you telling me What do you want me to do with this news?

Bleached fowl

One of the best former governors from oyo state. Over 8yrs,your manpower still dey stand

gambia:
Yeye country, what about civil servants?? Lawlessness every where

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All this are just to play to the gallery these guys have many avenue to siphon funds even the 10million is small compared to other channels they see money too. Well what do I know am not in government let me face my business
We sell Smart TVs and air conditioners

You can never be sure of these things. The Nigerian elite always find ways to milk the treasury (IMO). If not through direct means such as salaries and allowances, they are ever ready to become contractors who specialize in getting inflated or bogus contracts. There is also the lucrative role of becoming godfathers.

I guess some leaders have fear of God and some don't have, i wont be surprised if Tinubu is collecting double or triple of that amount! Behaving like government money is their personal money

Political offices in Nigeria are too juicy.

This is a case of, some animals are more equal than others.

RichDad1:
Ogbeni you deserve nothing. You and your PDP cohorts are thieves during your days.

Unlike the angels in the Alliance of Past/Present Crooks, APC

ADMAF:
You can never be sure of these things. The Nigerian elite always find ways to milk the treasury (IMO). If not through direct means such as salaries and allowances, they are ever ready to become contractors who specialize in getting inflated or bogus contracts. There is also the lucrative role of becoming godfathers.

If you sef get 200 million mumus as fellow citizens, won't you chance them


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anonimi:


Unlike the angels in the Alliance of Past/Present Crooks, APC

Akala is just a serial politician. Stop tagging him with APC. He’s a worthless paper weight politician in Oyo state.

Ole. Onijekuje

Sunnymatey:
Everything about Yari and 10million monthly pension is true cus he hasnt come to deny it.

He must be power drunk but he forgot he's no longer in charge.

The incumbent must be a genious for outsmarting him.

Jst 4 or 8years in office and you re entitle to jumbo benefits compare with 35years service and be rewarded with poverty, neglet.

We dont have a constitution

Word !

The nerve of these politicians...
Just serve for 4/8 years and you'd take jumbo pensions, not minding how they embezzled money while in office, yet the Civil servants who put in 35 years of meritorious service will be left to die in penury.

Nothing just seems right in Nigeria.

You even see collect

Rubbish, you were an ex-police officer; did you give up the police pension All ex-political office holder pensions are reprehensibly wrong and should be stopped forthwith

Oga how much did u steal as a sitting governor? What have after stepping down has a governor can uplift 20millions of people from poverty.. Whats the need for the pension then. Stop telling us rubbish.. For ur mind now we should pity u