Afe Babalola tells Tinubu: Payment of severance packages to lawmakers outrageous

The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has advised President Bola Tinubu to stop the payment of severance packages and allowances to lawmakers.

Babalola stated this in ABUAD during the 63rd yearly general meeting of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA), titled, ‘Promoting Public-Private Partnership for National Development.’

According to him, the money paid to the political office holders as severance packages while leaving office is outrageous and deplorable; hence, it should stop if the country is to progress.

He also advised that members of the National Assembly should only be entitled to sitting allowance, not salaries.

His words:

“Beginning from the 10th National Assembly, federal and state lawmakers should receive only sitting allowances, not salaries.”

Babalola said there was a need to stop the humongous allowances given to former presidents, their vice, governors and deputies, federal and state lawmakers, and other political appointees.

He also advised that office holders should be forbidden from having foreign accounts.