Nigeria: Dickson Declines Assent to Life Pension for Bayelsa Lawmakers

Port Harcourt,Yenagoa and Abuja — Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has declined signing the bill seeking life pension for former lawmakers as proposed and passed by the state House of Assembly last week.

The bill has caused ripples and attracted condemnation from Bayelsa people, as well as civil society groups, who were planning a showdown with lawmakers.

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