Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state in Nigeria has withhold assent to the bill seeking life pension for state lawmakers.
The bill which was championed by members of the state legislature proposed a monthly pension of #100,000 each for members while the Speaker and Deputy will be entitled to #500,000 and #200,000 respectively.
In a meeting with the Assembly members in his country home of Toru-Orua, the governor said that the bill was inconsistent with section 124 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
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