The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has signed into law a bill cancelling payment of pension to former governors of the state and their deputies.
The governor had in November announced plans to repeal the pension law in the state, noting that the state could no longer afford the payment of pension to its former leaders.
He then forwarded an executive bill to the state House of Assembly, which recently passed it.
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The beneficiaries of the voided pension were former governors Bukola Saraki Abdulfatah Ahmed and their deputies, who served two terms each between 2003 and 2019.
The pension law was passed in 2011 under Saraki’s administration.
AbdulRazaq signed the Act repealing the pension law on Tuesday during a brief budget signing ceremony attended by the Speaker, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, and some members of the state House of Assembly.
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The governor also assented to the 2021 Appropriation Bill, saying his administration will build on the ongoing infrastructural development and increase investments in social protection and youth empowerment programmes.
While signing the N137.6bn appropriation bill into law, AbdulRazaq commended the lawmakers for their hard work.
He said, “This budget will build on the achievements of the previous years in the areas of education, health, and roads infrastructure. We are also focusing on youth empowerment, job creation, and social investments which are very critical at this point of our national life.”
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