The Federal Government and Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, have been sued for contempt by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for “failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.”
The Federal Government was ordered in November 2019 by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court in Lagos to “recover life pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.”
Additionally, Mr. Malami was given the mandate by Justice Oguntoyinbo to “challenge the legality of state life pension laws allowing former governors and other ex-public officials to collect such pensions.”
