Former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel has requested that the current Governor, Dapo Abiodun, halt the State government from paying him a monthly pension.
Daniel requested that his N676,376.95 monthly pension and allowances—to which he is entitled as a former governor—be stopped in a letter headlined “Request To Suspend My Monthly Pension and Allowances.”
According to him, he suspended the pension in accordance with his conscience, moral code, and ethical code against multiple emoluments, which states that a current senator who was formerly a state governor is not eligible to receive payments from such a state for both a pension and allowances.
On June 13 in the National Assembly, Daniel, a new senator representing Ogun East, was sworn in among other senators.
The senator stated that since leaving office in 2011, he has not received any welfare benefits, including medical, furniture, transportation, or other benefits.
The letter addressed to Gov Abiodun read: “I write to request for the suspension of my monthly pension/allowances of 676,376.95 (gross) (Six Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Three Hundred Seventy-Six Naira, Ninety-Five Kobo) being paid as a former Executive Governor of Ogun State.
“This request is in compliance with my conscience, moral principle and ethical code against double emoluments that a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who hitherto was a former State Governor, shall not be entitled to the payment of pension and allowances from such state.
“It would be recalled that on Tuesday 13th June 2023, I was, with other elected Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, inaugurated as members of the 10th National Assembly.
“It is pertinent to also have it on record that since I left the office in 2011, I have not benefitted from any welfare packages be it Medical, Furniture, transportation etc. Thanks in anticipation.”
