Why we came up with pension bill for speakers, deputy speakers —Lagos Assembly

A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Tunde Braimoh, has defended the Pension Bill for Speakers and Deputy Speakers by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Braimoh, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, revealed that the law was meant to take care of the leaders of the house after they must have left office.

The Pension Law is entitled; “A bill for a law to amend the payment of pensions and other fringe benefits to public office holders in Lagos State and for connected purposes.”

The lawmaker spoke at the four-day workshop organised by the assembly for the media in Lagos, where he represented the Speaker, Honourable Mudashiru Obasa.

“People would still be called upon to contribute to the law through public hearing. “The law is already in existence, but it only caters for the governors and deputy governors. But we felt that the leaders of the House should also have that kind of benefit so that they would not suffer, when they leave office.

“The legislature is the watchdog of the executive, so they should have a secured future so that they would not compromise their offices,” he said.

He said further that the pension of the speaker and the deputy speaker would be dependent on the number of years each of them serves.

The theme of the workshop is “Legislative communication and citizen engagement-an integrated approach.”