What Tinubu Said As Sanwo-Olu Vows To Scrap Lagos Pension Law

<p><strong>Lagos Jagaban&comma; Bola Tinubu has declared support for the repeal of the state pension law by Governor Sanwo-Olu&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> had earlier reported that Lagos Governor&comma; Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said that a bill on the abrogation of the law would be sent to the House of Assembly in a few weeks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Governor made the statement during the 2021 budget presentation to the legislature&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reacting to the new development a day after&comma; Tinubu urged others&comma; with specific reference to All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; loyalists&comma; to do the same&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Exact Words of Tinubu Said As Sanwo-Olu Vows To Scrap Lagos Pension Law<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Congratulations to Governor Sanwo-Olu over the Y2021 budget which he appropriately christened” Budget of Rekindled Hope”<&sol;em>&comma; the APC Chieftain tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This audacious and enterprising budget will empower our people and begin to rebuild Lagos State&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In particular&comma; I would also like to commend the Governor for the plan to commence the repeal of the Pension Law giving pension packages to former governors and their deputies&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a bold and courageous move by Mr&period; Governor and I wholeheartedly support him&period; I encourage all APC loyalists to do the same&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria recalls that Bola Tinubu in 2007 signed the law at the twilight of his two-term tenure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;