The former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has thrown his weight behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s plan to stop payment of pension and other benefits of former governors of the state and their deputies.
The governor had on Tuesday presented the proposal to the State House of Assembly during the presentation of the 2021 budget proposal an ideal which Tinubu described as a bold step..
Taking to his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Tinubu said he would encourage other All Progressives Congress, APC, loyalists to do the same.
Tinubu is the national leader of the APC.
Tinubu’s tweets read: “Congratulations to Governor Sanwo-Olu over the Y2021 budget which he appropriately christened” Budget of Rekindled Hope”. This audacious and enterprising budget will empower our people and begin to rebuild Lagos State.
“In particular, I would also like to commend the Governor for the plan to commence the repeal of the Pension Law giving pension packages to former governors and their deputies.
“This is a bold and courageous move by Mr. Governor and I wholeheartedly support him. I encourage all APC loyalists to do the same.”
During the presentation of the 2021 budget estimate to the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu disclosed the plan to repeal the public officers’ pension law which largely benefits former governors and their deputies.
He hinged the decision to repeal the law on the dwindling fortune of the state.
His words: “We will be sending an executive bill in a couple of weeks to this honourable house to repeal the pension law.
“This pension law is for pension paid to former public officers such as the former governors and former deputy governors.
“The repeal of the act is due to the dwindling revenue to the state government’s account.”
