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The level of thievery in the north is industrial.

Their embezzlement is usually world class. They don't apply 3rd world rates at all.

joshcaleb200:
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara state has accused the immediate past governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, of paying himself N360 million from the state pension funds shortly before he left office.

The governor said this in Wednesday while assenting to a law stopping jumbo allowances for former governors, deputies, speakers and their deputies in the state.

The Speaker of the state House Assembly, Nasiru Muazu Magarya, and other principal officers of the House had brought a bill before the governor for assent.

Matawalle, while assent the bill, said, “If you could remember former governor Yari had sent a letter to me demanding that his N10 million monthly upkeep allowances be paid and he was even threatening to take me to court should I fail to pay the money.

“I called my deputy, the state assembly speaker and his deputy and asked them whether they need such mind-boggling allowances and they all answered in negative. Then, we decided to repeal the law backing the payment and I have assented to it.

“Our successors will not find it easy to come up with such obnoxious law to pillage the little resources of the state in the future. There is no reason whatsoever the state could afford to pay the past leaders a whopping sum of N702 million annually to the detriment of dying pensioners in the state,” Matawalle said.

“It is on the record that the backlog of pension and gratuity for local government workers and primary school teachers left behind by Abdulaziz Yari’s administration stands at N3billion while that of the state government retired civil servants also stands at N3billion. “What moral justification could be offered for such a Jumbo package for a select few when the social index has consistently indicated that the majority of our population lives in abject poverty?” he queried.

According to the governor, for anyone to become governor or attain any top position in the state, or means they were already financially well to do.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/zamfara-jumbo-allowance-yari-paid-self-n360m-from-state-pension-funds-matawalle.html

That's his gratuity nah

SarkinYarki:
But your Jagaban is collecting same in Lagos na

Nigeria is ANIMAL FARM, all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. -Napoleon.

SarkinYarki:
But your Jagaban is collecting same in Lagos na

Do you have ample proof all you are just running your mouth with hear says

Thats apc for u, and always claiming their angels while their devils advocate.

Is04970:
Perhaps all former governors are collecting jumbo packages monthly but that doesn't make it right.
To drag Jagaban's name here reeks of hatred and envy. When did Jagaban start setting moral standard for Nigerians?

I agree. there is no need for him to drag others into it.

But truthfully, you must admit he has a point. if all 36 states follow this downsizing of past executives pensions, while channeling the proceeds to augment/pay pensions to those that need it the most, life would be better

#10 million!!! too outrageous for an individual

F117nighthawk:
It can only happen in Nigeria, where the poverty ridden naija people are reaped off and cheated by politicians ruling them,yet they will still be ready to support and die for these thieves who had ruled over them and put them in penury and abject poverty, what a Dumb country

The way they steal is even the problem.

If you steal 10 million naira from a poor state like zamfara, at least you are considerate a bit.

But when you embezzle 360 million naira ( 1 million dollars) at a go, and still expect 10 million every month among other previous stealings.

That is stealing like the Governor of California.
And California is among the top 10 largest economy in the world.

This is why we are all suffering. In Lagos and many other states they pay far more than this, yet beggars sing the praises of those tiefnubis who impoverished them. This is the type of guy to be backed for presidency if the nation will move forward.

Nwaonyishi69:
This is why we are all suffering. In Lagos and many other states they pay far more than this, yet beggars sing the praises of those tiefnubis who impoverished them. This is the type of guy to be backed for presidency if the nation will move forward.

The next breed of politicians we should all be supporting should be independent governors who are against god fatherism.

The likes of obaseki and this guy.

Awol1:
When we tell you guys that PDP is the hope of this country, zombies will rather choose to masturbate.

See how soundly Mattawale argued which shows that we don't give tickets to certificate forgers.

Don’t vote for parties, vote for individuals.

Is04970:
Perhaps all former governors are collecting jumbo packages monthly but that doesn't make it right.
To drag Jagaban's name here reeks of hatred and envy. When did Jagaban start setting moral standard for Nigerians?

I think he should, considering the fact he want to be president.

Tinubu with the help of Osibanjo start this legal stealing.

SarkinYarki:
But your Jagaban is collecting same in Lagos na

That's for true Lagosians and the Lagos National assembly to worry about.

That's the problem with your kind.

They're so busy trying to view another man's butth0le, you forget yours is wide open.

Mattawale is doing well so far by abolishing payment of pension to ex Governors in Zamfara.

To think that the #10 million is just allowance. He is still entitled to monthly pension.

Injera:
Do you have ample proof all you are just running your mouth with hear says

For your information this nonsense called Governor pension took root in Lagos State and since in your typical APC manner of denial you want to pretend like Lagos is not paying its ex governors more than than this I have attached receipts

Only God can deliver Nigeria from this wicked acts.
The situation should be tackled Headlong From the Federal government side-Min of Fiscal Mobilisation who sets the Salaries and Allowances for all executive,legislative and Judiciary.The bases or yardsticks used is cult-like event that up-till date Nigerians don't know how this Fed Mobilisation arrived at their Jumbo Pay/Salaries.Each year,they refused tell Nigerians how they derived the figures by making it a suspicion.why won't the Governor and others place themselves for life,when the Constitution is full of loopholes to thrive on.?.Shame on them and their supporters.!

ba7man:
That's for true Lagosians and the Lagos National assembly to worry about.

That's the problem with your kind.

They're so busy trying to view another man's butth0le, you forget yours is wide open.

But the man I quoted is not from Zamfara and he was worrying about governor pension in Zamfara when his own Jags is doing worse ...I am a true Lagosians ,born and bred in Lagos

Awol1:
When we tell you guys that PDP is the hope of this country, zombies will rather choose to masturbate.

See how soundly Mattawale argued which shows that we don't give tickets to certificate forgers.

If you still reason nigeria politics with parties and their affiliation, then you are just a novice.

mushystuff:
When glaring facts of the demonic wickedness of Tinubu and his likes are mentioned, y'all should stop scrambling to offer half-assed defences! It is abominable for any past governor to be entitled to houses and hundreds of millions along with statutory security protection while the poor masses suffer! Whether Tinubu or Amaechi (Rivers State) or whichever state, about 20 of them now!

You either condemn them totally or keep shut rather than start the selective defense or attacks such as this one you just put up!

is this post about tinubu?


your hatred for tinubu has made you lost your brain.

EFCC...... will be toothless on this.

Thank God for this. How i wish same will be replicated in all other states

Some of this these Leaders ehh
They’re so wicked, imagine that Huge sum of money to be payed as Pension money for what
While the State is Suffering Financially this Country Is Doom
Walai

They are all doing it.

Buhari is being paid as Current Nigerian President
Buhari is paid pension as an ex Army General
Buhari is paid pension as former Head of State.

Tinubu earns monthly salary as Ex Governor

Akpabio is paid Pension as Ex Governor
Akpabio is paid for being a Current NASS member

Fashola is being paid as a Minister
Fashola is being paid as Ex Governor


Everyone of them are morally lacking

Let this governor go further to publish his present Salary and emoluments as governor

SarkinYarki:
But your Jagaban is collecting same in Lagos na

You are very unenlightened and unintelligent and publicly displayed your ignorance. It is foolishness not to comprehend a submission on an important matter and to openly display ignorance. The governor of one of the poorest States in Nigeria with the leadership of his Parliament decided that the state does not have the resources to pay such high allowances you brought the issue of Lagos State a potential third economy in Africa. You should have brought Osun State that is on the same economic league with Zamfara, we would have taught you nobody can practice that in Osun.

States like Kano, Lagos, Rivers and AkwaIbom are financially buoyant. Moreover, governors with investments that are cash cow do not need such pensions directly, the investment would pay the pension indirectly.

You can relocate out of Lagos otherwise hatred of Tinubu will send you to an early grave.

What is EFCC waiting for? This is worse than yahoo yahoo.

That's wickedness, all public office holder in Nigeria are thieves no politician is innocent even the one that's crying out now is a rubber, where are we going in this country?