SERAP recalled that in 2017, it filed a suit seeking the repeal of pensions for former governors and their deputies across all states of the Federation.
In 2019, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, ordered the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.
SERAP said the ruling was “blatantly” turned down by former President Muhammadu Bahari-led administration.
The organization, however, stated in a letter dated March 23 and signed by the deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, that Tinubu should follow the footsteps of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.
Governor Otti, on March 21 signed the Abia State of Nigeria Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Repeal Law of 2024, which prohibited former governors and deputies in the state from receiving pension payments.
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