The National Assembly, yesterday, completed the amendment of the 1999 Constitution with approval of life pension for anybody who has held office as President or Vice President, Senate President or Deputy Senate President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
But beneficiaries of this gesture must be occupants who successfully concluded their terms in office without removal or impeachment.
The amended constitution, which was presented as motion, to the floor of the Senate by the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for onward transmission to the president for assent, also made it mandatory for the president to appear once a year before the joint sitting of the National Assembly to deliver an address in respect of the state of the nation.
But the president, in the expected constitution, loses the power to solely assent to bills passed by the National Assembly. The same applies to state governors.
The amended Clause read: “Any person who has held office as President or Deputy President of the Senate, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be entitled to pension for life at a rate equivalent to the annual salary of the incumbent President or Deputy President of the Senate, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, provided that such a person was not removed from office by the process of impeachment or for breach of any of the provisions of this Constitution.
“The president shall attend a joint meeting of the National Assembly once a year to deliver an address in respect of the state of the nation. He may attend any joint meeting of the National Assembly, either to deliver an address on national affairs including fiscal measures, or to make such statement on the policy of government as he considers to be of national importance.”
(NAN )
Alws amending to favour them.. issorai
ReplyDeleteBut what about cases like death before the term is finished? Are they not entitled?
DeleteThis is what they do nao, it has been the culture eversince. And to even worsen it, the funds that will be used to pay them will come from the CRF( Consolidated revenue fund), this means that even if the FG hasn't paid the salaries of civil servants, these individuals must be paid. Once again, I comment my reserve.
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Abisoye don't tell me u don't understand wat life pension means? Person wey don die dey receive pension ni
DeleteIn their favour
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DeleteBut the ammendment is to their own favour ,just to be sure of continual inflow of fund after they are tru wit public office.There is God ooo.
Knw all d Ayes,!! Will have it they won't deliberate on it coz is foe their gud. Stupid people they won't think of how take create job.
Delete"But beneficiaries of this gesture must be occupants who successfully concluded their terms in office without removal or impeachment."
ReplyDeleteThey wouldn't have gotten it more right than this!
Clearly a bunch of confuse idiots
ReplyDeleteWho needs life pension the most? A civil servant who has nothing else doing after he mustav retired or the president and his vice whom can never go poor due to the lotsa million/billions they mustav stolen whilst still in power
Seriously we need God's intervention in this country habaaa
These so called politicians being voted to be our mouth piece have ended up in ruining us
Well...since its a period of putting bills and stuff in2 the new constitution,may i aswell suggest that the minimal pay of doctors be u a HO should be 250k, a reg 500k
That should be put in2 law as well,since we can't be given life pension,our pay should be increased then
Mtcheeeew silly bunch of bigots that have got nothing else doing
Abeg mk i go join ward round jare b4 i get angry with this nonsense i just read
My dear, you have spoken well. Life pension for president and vice (if immunity clause is removed), I hear but why the heck should they include senate president, the deputy, speaker n the deputy into the scheme? Kai! Make cleansing begin oh. The man on the street is dying and these wicked people are feeding FAT on collective resources. The fire wey go consume these people is being prepared.
DeleteSee how they keep squandering our money in the name of life pension while the masses suffers.
ReplyDeleteNa God go judge them finally.
This is nonsense!! A better criteria should have read* most have improved the standard of living ,social basic amenities and structures * absolute rubbish *** Listening to Smokie Norful'Dear God " ***
ReplyDeleteYes of course, look for more ways for greedy politicians to usurp our resources while the country continues to swim in slums and masses in abject indigence..:)
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of this old bats ruling us.... y can't they amend the constitution to say unemployed youth should get some benefits...
ReplyDeleteu see. All of our constitutions are always amended on a daily basis. To suit theor insatiable tastes. Nawa.
ReplyDeleteOBJ left office and established EFCC after embezzling our funds. Nice one. Naija nor dey xarry last.
Whatever mehn!
ReplyDeleteThey keep approving for themselves ..but not yet ready to approve the National Conference recommendations..
ReplyDeleteIncluding their family too hmnmmmm,always amending ways to favour them self
ReplyDeleteWhat!!!!
ReplyDeleteRate equivalent to the salary if the incumbent president?
Oh my days
This is daylight thievery and corruption
The poor masses are having problems with the peanut pension offered them...and these ones are looking for ways to continue recieving the same salary as anyone after them...
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DeleteSelfish and self centered people. Always looking how to favor themselves and their keens. Amending constitution to their sole interest. These are people desperate to drain the nation of its wealth... See d speed with which they approve and pass laws in their own interest whereas several issues bedevil the society and it is simply none of their business. The common man will continue to suffer in these country and tomorrow when they remember they need your votes to keep them in their positions, they begin to distribute 5kg bags of rice and a tuber of yam to buy your conscience and insisting you pose with the PDP poster as evidence of your loyalty to the party and as ticket of eligibility to qualify to take home the said "stomach infrastructure"... Good riddance to these people come March 28, and April 11th
ReplyDeleteDis pple are too 4kin greedy!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey amended it to please themselves. LGBT community did to them that dey took it upon themselves,14yrs just for ones sexual preference,btwn consented adults.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteCo's it will always favour them
May God help us all
Nawaoh
ReplyDeleteBut coppers alawi can't be increased n graduates won't be paid, then ex president will be paid for life after all the stealing he has carried out in Aso rock n Nigeria! Imagine paying obasanjo, atiku etc men that r already made for life! Diaris God o
ReplyDeleteIts all in their favour...these people will never stop amazing me.
ReplyDeleteGreedy politicians.
ReplyDeleteThis is why they stalled elections. Nonsense!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, there is God ooo, despite looting d nation's resources while in service, they will still be receiving pension 4 life. That's not fair, many pensioners who have worked 4 years are dying without any payment.
ReplyDeleteNow dey will b killing dier head to attain dese post. Gud for dem
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ReplyDeleteCan you just imagine?! BunCh. Of thieves!! May God help Nigeria..
ReplyDeleteTufiakwa dese people!
ReplyDeleteTufiakwa unu!
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ReplyDeleteHmmmm life pension? For what na? Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,i weep for my country.when are we ever going to get it right.Dis is plain wickedness,marginalization @ it's peak.God pls cure dis nation of dis evil called corruption. In a place where d masses suffer and cnt boast of their daily bread,see wat dese thieving pot bellied,disease infested Idiots are passing into law. That am soo pained by dis is to say d list.God dey!
ReplyDeleteThis is arrant nonsense, I must say. Corpers are there for them to increase their allowee but they won't. This is rubbish
ReplyDeleteGreediness at its peak is all I'm seeing here. Always amending the constitution for their selfish interest but never in that of the masses.
ReplyDeleteThey want to add to the money they've stolen abi. Its ok.
God dey, shey una go carry the money go heaven?
ReplyDeletethose that deserves the pension and worked for it die on daily basis @ the pension office when trying to claim their right, those that ruined the nation is now entitle to pension? At the end of it all, they shall leave it behind, they wont take it to the grave
ReplyDeleteThis is so wrong! Elective positions should not come with pension bcs they don't come with age of retirement and they are not permanent jobs! If they must be given pension, then d 65 or whatever age it is civil servants retire shud be applicable to dem!
ReplyDeleteNo elective position for anybody 65 or above...