Following the recent announcement from Gbenga Daniel to stop the Ogun State Government from paying him pensions, NewStori can confirm that at least 13 former governors still receive this allowances.
These senators have not decided amidst calls from Nigerians to cut the cost of governance by stopping the payment.
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Full List of Former Governors Serving at the 10th National Assembly and still receiving pensions
Top of this is the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio who has had the opportunity to serve as a governor, minster and now back to the Senate where he had also been and was at some point the minority leader.
Below are the names and the states the former governors had served with their service years, the list however exclude Gbenga Daniel who had written to stop the payments:
1. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) 2007 – 2015
2. Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto) 2007 – 2015
3. Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara) 2011 – 2019
4. Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) 2015 – 2023
5. Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) 2015 – 2023
6. Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) 2008 – 2016
7. Ibrahim Dankambo (Gombe) 2011 – 2019
8. Abubakar Bello (Niger) 2015 – 2023
9. Orji Kalu (Abia) 1999 – 2007
10. Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa) 2012 – 2020
11. Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe) 2009 – 2019
12. Adamu Aliro (Kebbi) 1999 – 2007
13. Danjuma Goje (Gombe) 2003 – 2011
