The Edo state house of assembly has approved the construction of houses worth N200 million and N100 million for ex-governors and their deputies.
The approval was sequel to the consideration of a bill for a law to amend the existing legislation on the pension rights of governors and their deputies in the state.
Moving the motion for the consideration of the bill, Foly Ogedengbe, the majority leader, requested that house rules 20, 27, 42, 43, 44 and 45 be suspended, to enable the assembly to consider the bill.
The motion was seconded by Elizabeth Ativie, deputy speaker.
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Considering the bill as a committee of the whole, the lawmakers amended the law to read that “a governor and his deputy shall be entitled to a house each, at any location of their choice”.
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