By; MOHAMMED MUNIRAT NASIR, Gusau.
Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul’Aziz Yari Abubakar has demanded payment of legislators in both the states and national assemblies.
Yari who was speaking at the State Government House, Gusau during the dinner organized for members of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislators in Nigeria, said that the demand is meant to make legislators have confidence in the system.
Yari said since the legislative is the second arm of government, it is proper if members of the legislatures too are paid pension and not only severance allowances as currently being done in the country.
“The executives are paid pensions after their tenures, the judiciary are paid pensions after retirement, then why is the legislative not paid pensions,” he asked.
The governor who is a former member of the House of Representatives representing Anka/Talata Mafara Federal Constituency, charged legislators at the states and National Assemblies to pass a legislation that would enable them get pensions after leaving the legislature.
“Paying pensions to legislators is one of the surest way of ensuring equity in governance. If there is transparency in government, this my suggestion can be done easily without any hitches” he said.
The dinner rounded up the two-day Conference of the Speakers of State Legislatures held in Gusau the Zamfara State capital.
