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Emulate Gov Otti, obey court judgment stopping pensions to ex-govs – SERAP urges Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has told President Bola Tinubu to emulate the good example of governor Alex Otti of Abia State by immediately obeying the judgment ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors and their deputies.
SERAP disclosed this on Sunday in a statement by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
Recall that Otti has assented to the bill stopping the payment of pension to ex-governors and their deputies.
Reacting to the development, SERAP urged Tinubu’s government to obey the judgment, dated 26 November, 2019, delivered by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo mandating formers governors and their deputies to refund pension paid to them.