The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly may, on Monday, passed a bill sent to it by the Governor of the state, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, asking that he should be paid N100m every year as his medical bill, among other demands.
The sum, which is to be a part of his pensions package, will be enjoyed by elected former governors and deputy governors.
According to the bill, obtained by our correspondent, the beneficiaries must have held office as a democratically elected governor or deputy governor of former Cross River State or as a democratically elected governor or deputy governor of the state.
It stated that the person upon ceasing to hold the said office, shall be entitled to “Pension for life at a rate equivalent to the salary of the incumbent governor or deputy governor respectively.
“A new official car and a utility vehicle once in every four years, one personal aide and the provision of adequate security for his person during his lifetime at the expense of government;
“Provision of funds to employ a cook, chauffeurs and security guards for the governor at a sum not exceeding N5m (or the equivalent of $50,000) per month and N2m per month for the deputy governor;
“Provision of free medical services for his person and spouse at a sum not exceeding N100m per annum for the governor and N30m per annum for the deputy governor.
“Provision of a befitting house not below a five-bedroom maisonette in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja or Akwa Ibom State for the governor and a yearly accommodation allowance of 300 per cent of annual basic salary for the deputy governor.”
The bill also provided for “furniture allowance of 300 per cent of annual basic salary once in every four years;
“Provision of yearly maintenance and fuelling of vehicle allowance of 300 per cent of annual basic salary;
“Provision of severance gratuity of 300 per cent of annual basic salary as at the time the officer leaves office;
Others are, “Yearly utility allowance of 100 per cent of annual basic salary; and “Provision of entertainment allowance of 100 per cent of annual basic salary.”
It added that when the beneficiary dies, the state shall bear all costs of his burial arrangement; pay a condolence allowance of a sum equivalent to the annual basic salary of the incumbent to his next of kin.
The bill stated that one surviving spouse shall be provided with medical allowance not exceeding N12m per annum, provided that such spouse was married to the governor at the time he or she was in office.
The bill also stated that the provisions of the law shall not apply to a former governor or former deputy governor who resigned his office unless such resignation was on health grounds or was removed from office by impeachment or had not held office for a period of three years or more, among others. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! This people sef, you must be joking.
ReplyDeleteYou don craze.....and when you die, Akwa Ibom should bury you with money that you would spend in hell !
ReplyDeleteSelfish bastard !
Please, all right thinking persons should do everything possible to prevent this kind of bill from being passed. This is an attempt to legalise robbery.
ReplyDeleteUna don try oh. Make God bless u. Ole.
ReplyDeleteThese politicians are extremely selfish. Has any state pass a bill on corruption? These people are worse than the military.
ReplyDeleteBloody thief!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is madness..To think that after all the money they get access to have during their tenures,these leaders are still bent on milking their states dry,For life.This is sad.We truly run the most expensive democracy in the world.
ReplyDeleteNo comments? This is taxpayers' money!!!
ReplyDeleteWetin go come remain? Greedy old fools make una dey use our money play.
ReplyDeleteNa the same people
ReplyDeleteAll these after he has looted the state blind! There is God o, there is God oooooooooooo.
ReplyDeletethis is unbelievable...
ReplyDeleteOh My GOD!
ReplyDeleteIn all of this u don't hear any plans for security and job creation. Yet they expect sanity in a country that youth unemployment is over 80%
ReplyDeleteHe is a joker,so he likes good things.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't want to suffer after serving for few years. The state should now provide for him till he dies.What provisions has he put in place for those that retired during his tenure?
This is the hand work of APC. You know they are evil party. Even if the governor had a baby boy na APC cause am abi.
ReplyDeleteHow do they have the heart to demand for such...
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