A total of N13,8 billion has been proposed for the payment of pensions to former Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Heads of State, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, as well as retired heads of government agencies and parastatals in the 2023 fiscal year.
The beneficiaries include former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, as well as Vice-Presidents Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, among others.
Also expected to benefit from the windfall are ex-military Head of States, General Yakubu Gowon and General Abdusalami Abubakar, as well as former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, and a former Chief of General Staff, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe.
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It is, however, not clear if the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will benefit from it as they will hand over power on May 29, 2023.
