Dele Moses, Ilorin
Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Friday signified his intention to have the law that provides pension packages for former governors and their deputies repealed.
Chief Chief Press Secretary (CSP) to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, said in a statement that the governor would next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law.
Ajakaye said the governor was taking the decision in repsonse to the call by “majority of the citizens” that the law should be repealed.
The CPS said the governor believes it was time the state did away with the law and used the funds to address challenges of youth unemployment and poverty.
He stated: “The Governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens opposing the pension law for former governors and deputy governors. In line with his campaign mantra and as a product of democracy himself, he will be sending a bill to the House of Assembly next week requesting them to repeal the law.
“As representatives of the people, the lawmakers would exercise their discretion to call a public hearing on the topic to further harvest wider opinions on the topic. However, the Governor feels it is time for the law as it is to give way. He would rather the state commits the scarce public funds to tackling the question of poverty and youth unemployment.”
