THE pension benefits that have been approved by the National Assembly for former Nigerian Presidents, Heads of State, Heads of Federal Legislative Houses and Chief Justices of the Federation are nothing short of scandalous considering the blatant manner in which the details confirm the impression that the sole purpose of public service is to secure a life-time protection for oneself, even when the record of the individual’s performance does not justify such privileges. We run an economy that services the privileges of the already over-privileged, an economy that promotes waste and inefficiency with little consideration for the poor and the aggrieved. In a season where the world economies are making austere plans; with the UK shaving off expenses and benefits and the USA saying loudly to the President through the mid-term election verdict that the economy cannot wait much longer for the economic prosperity promised; this action can be nothing more than insensitive.
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