Edo State House of Assembly yesterday 16-10-2016 approved a pension benefit of a residential building worth N200million for the immediate past governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole.
The house further approved N100million worth of house to his deputy, Pius Odubu.
Recall that Adams Oshiomhole and Pius Odubu had last Saturday (November 12, 2016) completed two tenures of eight years as governor and deputy governor of the state.
If the law is assented to by the newly inaugurated governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, the former governor and his deputy stand to enjoy the pension benefit of residential buildings worth N200 million and N100 million.
The bill titled, “A bill for a law to amend the 2007 Pension Rights of the Governor and Deputy Governor Law” was approved by the house at the committee of a whole.
The only aim of amending the pension rights of the governor and deputy was for the duo to enjoy residential buildings worth N200 million and N100 million in any location of their choice in Nigeria.
The head of the bill was titled, “provision of a house” read thus; a house in a location of choice in Nigeria of the Governor provided that the total cost of building the house shall not be in excess of 200 million naira while 100 million naira for the deputy governor.
Other benefits to be enjoyed by the governor are, a pension for life at a rate equivalent to 100 percent of his last annual salary in addition to an officer not above salary grade level 12 as Special Assistant, a personal secretary not below grade level 10 who shall be selected by the former governor from the public service of Edo state.
He is also entitled to have two cooks, two armed policemen as security, three vehicles to be bought by the State Government and liable to be replaced every five years, three drivers who shall be selected by the former governor and paid by the state government as well as free medical treatment for the governor and his immediate family.
On the other hand, the deputy governor was entitled to 100 percent of his last annual salary as pension, a personal staff not above salary grade level 12 as Special Assistant, a personal secretary not below grade level 09 who shall be selected by the former deputy governor from the public service of the state, a cook, two policemen as security.
Some of the benefits as captured in the bill also include, two vehicles to be bought by the state government and liable to be replaced every five years, two drivers who shall be selected by the former deputy governor and paid by the state government and free medical treatment for him and his immediate family.
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