Nigeria: Kwara Governor Signs Amended Pension Bill for Ex-Governors, Deputies Into Law

14 March 2018

Ilorin — Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday signed into law an amended bill stopping payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors during any period they hold political or public office.

The bill forwarded to the state House of Assembly by Ahmed, sought review of the existing law where payment of pension would be suspended for erstwhile governors and deputy governors holding political or public offices after their tenures.

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