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

Lagos Jagaban, Bola Tinubu has declared support for the repeal of the state pension law by Governor Sanwo-Olu&period;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<a href="https&colon;//openlife&period;ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a> had earlier reported that Lagos Governor, 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;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;The Governor made the statement during the 2021 budget presentation to the legislature&period;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;Reacting to the new development a day after, Tinubu urged others, with specific reference to All Progressives Congress (APC) loyalists, to do the same&period;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h2>Exact Words of Tinubu Said As Sanwo-Olu Vows To Scrap Lagos Pension Law</h2>&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Congratulations to Governor Sanwo-Olu over the Y2021 budget which he appropriately christened” Budget of Rekindled Hope”, the APC Chieftain tweeted&period;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This audacious and enterprising budget will empower our people and begin to rebuild Lagos State&period;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In particular, 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;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;&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;”&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;OpenLife Nigeria recalls that Bola Tinubu in 2007 signed the law at the twilight of his two-term tenure&period;&NewLine;