Sanwo-Olu declines comment on pension for Lagos' ex-governors
- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that he cannot speak on the issue of pension for past governors of Lagos state
- Sanwo-Olu said that it is not in his place to comment on the matter which can be handled by the legislature
- The governor said that there is already a law on the issue which can be decided on by the state House of Assembly
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has decided to remain silent about pension for former governors in the state.
Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, December 11, Sanwo-Olu said that it will not be right for him to comment on the issue, Channels TV reports.
The governor said that the legislature in the state has the responsibility to look into the matter and make a final decision on it.
He said: "I think it will be unfair for me to take a position on that. That would be like adjudicating my own case. The law was there before. It is for the Lagos House of Assembly to decide."
Source: UGC
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported earlier that in reaction to the recent court judgement that mandated the federal government to recover pensions collected by former public holders, the Lagos House of Assembly had declared that it would not repeal the state’s pension law.
Tunde Braimoh, chairman of the House committee on information and strategy, told journalists that the assembly would not go the way of the Zamfara Assembly which recently repealed pension law for its former governors.
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Braimoh, who faulted the court ruling, said 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.
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