21 Ex-Governors Currently Receiving 'Double Pay, Benefits From Their States'

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Government to recover the more than 40 billion Naira so far received by ex-governors currently serving as senators and ministers.

The organization expressed concern that many serving senators and ministers were receiving salaries and life pensions running into billions of Naira from states that were currently unwilling or unable to pay workers’ salaries, and that double emolument and large severance benefits for former governors now serving public officials constituted a blatant betrayal of public trust.

According to SERAP, those who currently receive double emoluments and large severance benefits from their states include:

1. Dr. Bukola Saraki (Kwara);

2. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano);

3. Kabiru Gaya (Kano);

4. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom);

5. Theodore Orji (Abia);
 



6. Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa);

7. Sam Egwu (Ebonyi);

8. Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara);

9. Joshua Dariye (Plateau),;

10. Jonah Jang (Plateau);

11. Ahmed Sani Yarima (Zamfara);

12. Danjuma Goje (Gombe);

13. Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe);

14. Adamu Aliero (Kebbi);

15. George Akume (Benue);

16. Ms Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti);

17. Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe (Abia);

18. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers),

19. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti);

20. Chris Ngige (Anambra); and

21. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos).

How do you see this call by SERAP?