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Lagos State House of Assembly

Lagos State House of Assembly says it will not repeal the state’s pension law permitting former governors and other public office holders to receive juicy pensions from state coffers.

Mr Tunde Braimoh, Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, said on Sunday that Lagos Assembly would not go the way of the Zamfara Assembly which recently repealed pension law for its former governors.

A Federal High Court in Lagos had ordered the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.

The court also directed the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former governors and other ex-public officials to receive such pensions.

Braimoh, however, faulted the court ruling that ordered Malami to take immediate legal action toward the abolishment of state laws that permit “former governors to enjoy governors’ emoluments while drawing normal salaries and allowances in their new political offices.”

He told NAN that as long as the law did not contravene the constitution, state assemblies had the right to make laws for the benefit of the society in which they operate.

According to him, separation of powers as enshrined in the constitution empowers the legislature to make laws, the executive to implement and the judiciary to interpret the laws.

“The Supreme Court had made it clear several times that no arm of government can repeal the constitutional provisions of another arm of government.

“Therefore, legislators make laws that are in tune with the yearnings and dynamics of their society. Until another legislature comes to alter, review or amend the law, the law is meant to be obeyed.

“The judiciary cannot pronounce that a law by the state is unconstitutional unless such state law is contradictory to the constitution,” the lawmaker said.

Braimoh said he was not aware of any law that restricted state assemblies from making laws for the provision of welfare package of former governors and public office holders.

There will come a time when a states' allocation and igr will be insufficient to pay these pensions then Nigerians might say, "enough"!

As Abia Enugu Imo Ebonyi & Anambra repelled theirs ? This is how foolish Igbos leave the log in their eye to remove that of the Yorubas.

On another thread one foolish Igbo claim Yoruba as only Igbo in their head but I am yet to see a foolish Yoruba open a thread as foolish as this.

Prompto:
As Abia Enugu Imo Ebonyi & Anambra repelled theirs ? This is how foolish Igbos leave the log in their eye to remove that of the Yorubas.

On another thread one foolish Igbo claim Yoruba as only Igbo in their head but I am yet to see a foolish Yoruba open a thread as foolish as this.

why drag igbos into your delusion now?

What has Igbo got to do with this?

You guys have grown from obsessing about the igbos to damn right sociopathic self hate

Prompto:
As Abia Enugu Imo Ebonyi & Anambra repelled theirs ? This is how foolish Igbos leave the log in their eye to remove that of the Yorubas.

On another thread one foolish Igbo claim Yoruba as only Igbo in their head but I am yet to see a foolish Yoruba open a thread as foolish as this.

tribalism is a disease. it is both genetic and environmental in nature. it is only tribalistic people from centre of excellence that will see nothing wrong in pensions for ex-governors.

they are scared of thiefnibu. useless,,,dormant and endtime law mockers

Prompto:
As Abia Enugu Imo Ebonyi & Anambra repelled theirs ? This is how foolish Igbos leave the log in their eye to remove that of the Yorubas.

On another thread one foolish Igbo claim Yoruba as only Igbo in their head but I am yet to see a foolish Yoruba open a thread as foolish as this.

child of perdition where did you see igbo in the write up ?


these youruba people eh