Follow Us on Google
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has debunked allegations that he has signed a new pension law for former governors and their deputies in the state.
The outgoing governor’s denial on Tuesday morning is coming on the heels of social media reports that the new law he purportedly signed has provision for humongous and mouth watering entitlements for ex-governors.
But the state Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu told a press conference in Asaba, that his principal never signed any new pension law for former state leaders.
Aniagwu said the pension law for governors was passed in 2005, adding that the only amendment made at the earlier part of the present administration was to accommodate the late Sam Obi who was acting governor between 2010 and 2011.
“Okowa did not sign any new law with respect to governors’ pension, we did sign any new law, what we have is an existing law that has been there before now.
“And just because they are still looking for ways to possibly pinch us, they are putting it in the social media making it look like we have signed a new law with new benefits.
“Let them tell you the date that that law was signed. Let them tell you when the House of Assembly consider the law, let them tell you what the debate was like, who was present when the law was signed.
“They know the truth but they just want to deliberately tell stories that are at variance with the reality,” he said.
