{"id":91700,"date":"2023-07-06T23:14:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T22:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ogun-gbenga-daniel-asks-abiodun-to-stop-his-monthly-pension-allowances"},"modified":"2023-07-07T01:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T00:29:24","slug":"ogun-gbenga-daniel-asks-abiodun-to-stop-his-monthly-pension-allowances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-gbenga-daniel-asks-abiodun-to-stop-his-monthly-pension-allowances","title":{"rendered":"Ogun: Gbenga Daniel asks Abiodun to stop his monthly pension, allowances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has asked the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun to stop the monthly pension being paid to him by the State government.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel, in a letter titled, \u2018Request To Suspend My Monthly Pension and Allowances\u2019, Daniel asked that the N676,376.95 pension\/allowances he is entitled to as a former governor be suspended.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the suspension of the pension was in compliance with his conscience, moral principle and ethical code against double emoluments that a serving Senator, who hitherto was a former State governor, shall not be entitled to the payment of pension and allowances from such a state.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel, who is the new Senator representing Ogun East, was inaugurated alongside other Senators on June 13 at the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The Senator noted that he had not benefitted from any welfare packages, be it medical, furniture, transportation and others since he left office in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The letter addressed to Gov Abiodun read: \u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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