Posted 3/20/2024, 8:27:07 AM
Abia State Assembly Passes Bill Ending Pension Benefits for Former Governors and Deputies
- Abia State House of Assembly passed a bill to stop pensions for former governors and deputies
- Bill is titled "A Bill to Revoke The Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law"
- Sponsored by Majority Leader Uchanna Okoro to reduce governance expenses
- Speaker Emmanuel Emeruwa said bill will take effect immediately on March 19, 2024
- With the bill, former governors and deputies will no longer get pension benefits after serving