The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP, has
urged the Federal Government to recover the more than Forty Billion Naira
so far received by ex-governors currently serving as senators and ministers.
SERAP who made the call in a statement by its Executive
Director, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, said the politicians were already enjoying
pensions and other privileges and ought not to receive further emoluments from
the Federal Government.
It said that it had dispatched a letter to the Attorney-General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to initiate
steps toward the recovery of the funds adding that double emolument and large
severance benefits for former governors now serving public officials
constituted a blatant betrayal of public trust.
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.
It listed some of the beneficiaries to include Dr Bukola Saraki
of Kwara, Rabiu Kwankwaso Kano, Kabiru Gaya Kano, Godswill Akpabio Akwa Ibom,
Theodore Orji Abia, Abdullahi Adamu Nasarawa and Sam Egwu Ebonyi among others.
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