On Monday, the Abia State House of Assembly passed into law, H.A.B 11: A Bill for a ‘Law to Repeal The Abia State Governors & Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001 and for other Matters Connected Therewith’.
The bill was sponsored by Okoro Uchenna Kalu, the House Majority Leader and member representing Arochukwu State Constituency.
The passage of the bill followed its first and second readings, the consideration by the committee of the whole before its 3rd reading during Tuesday’s plenary.
Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa announced the passage of the bill, and saidit would be deemed to have come into effect today the 19th day of March 2024 when accented to by Governor Alex Otti.
He revealed that the Bill will now be cited as “Abia State Governors and Deputy Governor’s (Repeal) Law 2024”.
He further explained that the bill will cut the cost of governance and allow the government to divert the funds to important projects for the benefit of the populace.