The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, urging him to use his good offices and position to: “publicly reject life pensions and brand-new vehicles for lawmakers bill passed by the Kano State House of Assembly, and to prevail on the members of the House to immediately drop the bill, and to honour their fiduciary duties imposed by the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 and Nigeria’s international anti-corruption...
The organisation also said: “This bare desire by the lawmakers of the Kano State House of Assembly to pass a bill to award to themselves life pensions, foreign medical trips and brand-new vehicles every four years is oppressive, and violates the obligation of impartiality to the people of Kano they are elected to serve and the ideals of fiduciary government. The bill, proposed by Baffa Baba Dangundi, is a textbook case of diversion of public resources to private purposes.
“All public officials including lawmakers must act consistently with the purposes of the governmental trust: the good of the people and the security of their persons, liberty, and property. The purpose of any government–whether federal or state—is to promote the interest of the entire society, in this case, the people of Kano, and not the interests and welfare of a few in the House of Assembly. The lawmakers should pursue the happiness and prosperity of the Kano people with fidelity.
“SERAP, therefore, urges you to be loyal to the public interest by rejecting the bill and prevailing on the members of Kano State House of Assembly to immediately drop the bill. By doing this, you will follow in the footsteps of your Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, who recently turned down a bill seeking life pension for the state’s serving and former lawmakers.”
Hope he listens .The greed being exhibited by the state legislative members seeking life pensions for themselves is a pointer to the truth that they don't care about anyone but themselves. What a shame!
Stop wasting your time. It's a deal they agreed upon creation of new Emirates for him, and they get what they want. At least that what majority of the people see.
I doubt if he's going to reject it. Why do u think kano state assembly didn't impeach him during the gandugate saga? It's simply quid pro quo
It is payback period for state house of assembly members. For sweeping under carpet the GandollarGate and fast tracking creation of 4 new Emirates in Kano. Allah dey. And these are individuals bestowed with high level responsibilities. Seeking their own instead of the poor masses
Sooner or later Ganduje and the Kano APC will see the other side of the people. They should check with Ajimobi and the Oyo APC. Thier experience in the last elections said it all!
How can Ganduje reject such bill? They watched his back during the dollar saga. He will also scrub theirs or else...yawa go gas.
They have served him (danced to his tune by relegating Sanusi), he must serve them in return (by approving fat emoluments for them )
That Gandollar 😂😂😂 he will not
How can they when they have done their own part of the bargain.. Passing a law creating 4 additional Emirates in Kano
El oh el
Really are you sure it was not a give and take arrangement? Give me emirates i give you fat pension!!!
...SERAP doesn't seem to understand that one good turn deserves another...
It's give and take, you think they pass those emirates things on empty promise or on people goodwill. They re doing the Governor bidding and he must assent to their own demand too.
He can't....its their reward for passing d bill creating the new Emirates
Was that not the agreement or impeachment after he acted the movie
I guess that will be their reward for the shady and selfish dismantling of the Kano emirate.
Hmm serap? Tell ganduje to reject what?
He has to pay them for the job they did on Sanusi!
I can bet it with anyone that Ganduje will not reject extravagant benefits for Kano House of Assembly because they helped him in creating 4 Emirates. Ganduje must pay them back
A surepath to a forward Nigeria is self-sacrifice; Nigerians are good people, who have great resolve to put things right.
Do not waste our time.. That GovUmarGanduje 'egunje' video did not go silent for nothing..
He won't. It's trade by bater. It's rub my back and I rub yours. If you know, you know but if you don't, I owe you no further explanation
You won’t see or hear outrage from the Progrethieves sycophants Becos Gandollar and crew does no wrong.Rewind to Baylesa how the were ranting though Dickson did the needful
That must have been the agreed reward for them to assist Gandollar split Kano Emirate into four? SERAPNigeria don't fight a loss battle. It's been sealed as a done deal. GovUmarGanduje KanoStateGovt
He can't. He he doesn't approve it, the tape will play again.
who dey go give sugar for mouth wey go trowaway am?
Gandolla.