The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday barred the state
government from funding foreign medical trips of former governors
and
their deputies.
The House at its sitting, presided by the Speaker, Muazu Gangara considered and passed into law the Pension and Gratuity (Governor and Deputy Governor) Amendment Law, 2013.
The Assembly members were unanimous in passing the law, insisting
that it was essential to cut down on frivolous spending by government.
The law, which was proposed by the executive arm of government,
provides that the treatment of a former governor or deputy would only be
paid for by the state government if it was done in “any government
hospital within the country”.
The law also slashed the utility allowance of the former chief
executives from 30 per cent of their basic salaries to 10 per cent, but
allowed them to have four bedroom furnished duplex, two new vehicles and
one personal assistant.
The Speaker directed the clerk of the assembly to present a clean copy of the law to Gov. Mukhtar Yero for assent. (NAN)
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