Nigeria’s transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday denied receiving any money as pension from the Rivers state government. In his Tweet reaction to a story published in Daily Trust newspaper today, the former Rivers state governor said he does not believe that he should receive any pension as ex-governor while currently serving as a minister.

“I have never requested for or collected one Kobo as pension from R/State Govt. “If offered, I will politely decline & request that the money should be given to Rivers State pensioners. “I do not believe that I should receive pension as ex-gov of R/State while serving as a minister,” Amaechi wrote. See his tweet below: Daily Trust had earlier reported that former governors and deputies who are now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly are silent over the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which ordered them to refund all monies they collected as pensions after leaving their executive offices. The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos had, in a landmark judgement, ordered the federal government to “recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.” It also directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former governors and other ex-public officials to collect pensions.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amaechi-denies-collecting-pension-from-rivers-govt.html

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Who should we believe now?

I hear you.. Mr LIEnus.. is there an ex governor in Nigeria that is not milking the galaxy of the state treasury in the name of pension?

Sakamaje

Issorite....Time shall tell

I believe him. How much is the pension sef. If the man say he did not collect pension then he did not collect pension.

They will lie

Who will believe this demon?

Let them prove him wrong

The Lion has spoken.

election is coming they want to eliminate all igbo politicians with allegations

But he should have condemned it all this while.


Cunny leaders

Hypocrite! Where is Rivers $50B scam PH monorail project funds? Where is did Amaechi got the #83M he used to organized birthday party for Prof.Wole Soyinka back then?

Looking forward to the day you'll also be arrested, investigated, convicted and jail too.Be it in your corruption APC safe haven govt or by another govt in time to come.

Every body is now scares because of Kalu

Fear dey catch am

waiting for Wike's response

firo08:
Who will believe this demon?

Tell your angel Wike to prove him wrong.
It takes lots of guts to say this.

Is he now scared??

Nigeria politics the more you look the less you see..

Denyaechi

We shall know

This mumu that is busy building rail links everywhere but in his state & cancelled Transport University to take it to Daura.

His fulani masters will soon turn on Him

Linus~echi

Are there no records ? What a zoo

I am not doubting him because he is not in good books with his governor, and have no reason to lie.