₦airaland Forum

Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin February 28, 2019
Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday promised to repeal the law granting pensions to former governors and their deputies.

This according to him would free up resources for the masses if elected into office.

He urged the people to vote for him and all the APC candidates for the House of Assembly in the March 9 elections in Kwara.

“We need to change some terrible laws. We’ll repeal that obnoxious pension law when we get to office,” AbdulRazaq said during his campaign stop at Omu Aran in Kwara South and again in Pategi in Kwara North.

“It’s a privilege to become a governor of a state. It is dubious for anyone to become governor and then earn a pension more than people who served the state for their entire lives. We can’t take that anymore. But we need enough lawmakers to push through the repeal of the offensive law.”

The Kwara state pension law for former governors and their deputies has continued to raise eyebrows, with the masses and civil servants often decrying it as unjust and a rip off to the state.

Speaking at the rally, AbdulRazaq also said his administration will invest in security, local economy and youth empowerment in a bid to stamp out thuggery and bring government closer to the grassroots.

“We need to work seriously. We need to revamp the economy of Kwara State. We need to bring jobs to our people. We need to address security issues. Instead of funding police, they arm thugs. We will help the police by offering assistance they need to secure our communities,” he added.

He also vowed to join the efforts to grant full autonomy to the local government areas, insisting that is the only way to grow the local economy and halt the unhealthy exodus of people to the cities.

AbdulRazaq is on a fresh round of campaign tours of all the senatorial districts of the state, beginning with the Kwara South on Tuesday and Wednesday and Pategi in the northern axis of the state.

http://thenationonlineng.net/abdulrazaq-to-repeal-law-granting-pensions-to-ex-governors-deputies/

This guy is ruffling feathers upandan Kwara?

No wonder Abdulfatia declared "O to ge" hate speech

Okay

O boy this guy go use police carry Saraki last last

Nice move

nice one

Good development Otooge is a goal

This guy is not joking o.
Who's drumming for him? He's dancing so hard.

Someone should keep an eye on Saraki's hands o.

The next 3 months, those hands will just be scattering everywhere looking for money. 8 years of drought ahead.

If you want to find Saraki's trouble now, just say:
"Oloye, abeg I fit get 5,000 Naira for your hand there?"

Okay

Yes ooo

O to geeee

Good start my amiable Governor. Otógé!!!

Not bad!

This one want to bury dead Saraki

We seriously need this in every state in the country. If it happens it will not only free up much needed resources but will make the office of governor less attractive to unserious people and will thus only attract people who are really ready to serve the populace!
I'm very much in support of this!

This is commendable...

Campaign promises that he can't fulfilled..

Why not win first

After o toge,
Its now O PARI
I pray you are able to do it. Same goes to all states and the FG

Hmmmm!

Not bad....

Awesome move. I like this guys ideas already

Nice one

Good move...

Governors should be moderately compensated...

N1m a month is okay

InsiderPost:

O boy this guy go use police carry Saraki last last

E wan comot food from Saraki mouth.

Last finishing move!

He's just gonna cripple Saraki for life. How I wish someone can do same in Rivers State too

Good, why should they be getting paid in two or more places because they are politicians. This is one of the reasons why they keep contesting for political posts.

if for this alone they need him, this shouldn't be about party or sentiment but who is coming to redeem the state from the shackles.

It should be a nationwide something faa


Patronise me for your durable bed sheets...

chloride6:
Bad law...

Governors should be moderately compensated...

N1m a month is okay

After the billions they misappropriated while in office?

Kwara State's package for ex.Governors na chicken change compared to the mula wey ex.Governor of Lagos dey chop. Lagos ex. Governor's package exceeds N1billion annually.

Brilliant.

It's even more annoying that Kwara state cannot afford such luxuries.

Good call.