JUST IN: Kano Speaker, Deputy To Get Life Pensions, Foreign Medical Trips, Other Perk

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the
Pensions Rights of Speaker and Deputy Law 2019, which will enable
the two presiding officers earn life pensions after leaving office,
DAILY NIGERIAN Reports.

Apart from the life pensions, DAILY NIGERIAN gathered, the
speaker and the deputy speaker will enjoy foreign medical trips and
brand new vehicles after every four year.

“There shall be paid pension to person who held office as
Speaker and Deputy Speaker equal to the emoluments of a serving
Speaker and deputy speaker, provided that either the Speaker or the
Deputy do not hold any paid elective or selective appointment,” the
new law said.

According to the pension law, any speaker or deputy that is
impeached by the members will not benefit from the pension and
other perks provided by the law.

“Any person duly elected as Speaker or Deputy Speaker shall, on
completion of his term be entitled to to a grant of pension for
life by the state, provided that such person was not removed from
office through impeachment by members of the House of Assembly.

“Pension shall be payable to the Speaker or Deputy Speaker at
the expiration of the tenure of the holder of the office.

“Where the Speaker or Deputy vacates office before the
expiration of the term of his office, not as a result of
impeachment, he shall be paid pension pro-rata the number of years
he spent in relation to his tenure of office.

“Where the Speaker or Deputy Speaker dies in office before the
expiration of the term of his tenure, he shall be paid pension
pro-rata the number of years he spent in relation to his tenure of
office.

“There shall be provided for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker
a brand new vehicle to be bought by the State Government every four
years.

“There shall be provided for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker
medical expenses either home or abroad depending on the nature of
the illness.”

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