Topic:
Government Ethics 101: Jumbo Pensions for Ex-Governors. How Much is Enough?
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"Jumbo Pay", it's often called.
The discussion on what Nigeria's ex governors and deputies earn after office usually leaves the taxpayer aghast
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Nigeria's National Industrial Court has asserted that states' laws on pensions and gratuities for former governors and their deputies are VALID.
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According to it, “the power of the RMAFC under Section 124(1) of the Constitution (1999, amended) is one that relates to ‘salaries and allowances’,” and that “PENSION is NOT mentioned at all....
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...and the ‘salaries and allowances’ talked of are those ‘paid to the holders of the offices mentioned in this section’.”
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Should Nigerians bother much about laws set up by their own representatives in their state Houses of Assembly who they elect?
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What does this cost tax payers and how can citizens ensure THE GREATER GOOD?
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Good morning Sir, welcome to #TheDiscuss.
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1. States' pension laws as currently obtained are constitutional, according to the N.I.C.
Let's talk a bit about the Spirit of the Law,
what could be the logic behind the letters?
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