Femi Falana (SAN), the chairperson of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, has called upon Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other former governors to cease collecting pensions as ex-governors. He emphasized the need for these former leaders to take a cue from the examples set by former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, and former Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, who have refrained from such practices.<\/p>\n
Falana, renowned for his commitment to human rights, stressed that the recent decisions made by the Houses of Assembly in Kwara, Imo, and Zamfara states to abolish the Governors Pension Scheme should serve as a model for other states to emulate. He urged them to act swiftly, following the path of these states in discontinuing the collection of pensions by former governors.<\/p>\n
In a statement released on Sunday, Falana also referred to a landmark judgment delivered on November 26, 2019, by retired Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo. This judgment declared the payment of pensions to former governors as illegal and unconstitutional, further underlining the need for all states to comply with the law and cease such payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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