Gen Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president-elect is, to lead the fight against corruption by clamping on pension laws enacted by many states of the federation for governors.
According to Vanguard, Buhari intends to demonstrate moral leadership from top to bottom by repealing the pension laws passed by majority of the nation’s 36 state Houses of Assembly which confer huge pension entitlements for governors and their deputies.
The pension entitlements in many cases provide 100 per cent pay for the incumbent governors buildings, generous medical allowances for them and their family members and annual holiday provisions, all of which are to last for life. Provisions in the pension allowances are also made for staff, security and vehicles that are renewable every three or four years.
According to a source, Buhari was said to have described the pension laws enacted by states controlled by APC and PDP governors as scandalous.
The source said: “he was very blunt about it and said that it was something that was going to be done immediately, especially because it is not something that can be sustained.
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