A federal high court in Ikoyi has
asked the federal government to recover pensions and allowances received by
former and serving senators as ex-governors.
The Socio-Economic Rights and
Accountability Project (SERAP) disclosed the ”landmark judgement” in a tweet on
Wednesday.
The group sued the federal
government in 2017 over its “failure to stop former governors from receiving
double pay and life pensions”.
BREAKING: We’ve obtained a landmark judgment from the federal high court ordering @NigeriaGov to recover life pensions collected by Saraki, Akpabio, others & directing the AGF to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former governors to collect such pensions.— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) December 4, 2019
It also sued the government for
failing to seek the recovery of over “N40bn unduly received by the former
governors” who are now serving senators and ministers.
Individuals named by SERAP as
beneficiaries of this policy are Bukola Saraki, Godswill Akpabio Rabiu
Kwankwaso, Theodore Orji, Abdullahi Adamu, Sam Egwu, Shaaba Lafiagi, Joshua
Dariye, Jonah Jang, Ahmed Sani Yarima, Danjuma Goje, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Adamu
Aliero, George Akume, Biodun Olujimi, Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe, Rotimi
Amaechi, Kayode Fayemi, Chris Ngige and Babatunde Fashola.
The court made an order directing
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation to institute
appropriate legal actions to challenge the legality of states’ laws permitting
former governors, who are now senators and ministers to enjoy governors’
emoluments while drawing normal salaries and allowances in their new political
offices.
The court adjourned till February
3, 2020, for a report of compliance with the judgement by the federal
government.
Recently, the Zamfara state house
of assembly abolished a law that allowed the payment of pension and other allowances
to former governors and their deputies.
SERAP says it will not relent
until the judgement is fully enforced and all state governors abolish the life
pension law in their states.
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