Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project on Sunday
urged the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr.
Abubakar Malami, to institute legal action to recover over an alleged N40bn
earned in double payment, by former Nigerian state governors, who are now
either
senators or ministers.
SERAP made the appeal in an open letter to Malami on Sunday,
saying the former governors and their deputies are drawing the dubious payments
based on retirement and pension laws crafted by them while in office.
It alleged that Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki (Kwara);
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano); Kabiru Gaya (Kano); Godswill Akpabio (Akwa
Ibom); Theodore Orji (Abia); Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa); Sam Egwu (Ebonyi);
Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara), are among former governors receiving double emoluments
and large severance benefits from their states.
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