Reducing the Cost of Governance by Federal Government & State Government

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REPORT SUMMARY

The report detailed high cost of governance both at the Federal and State Levels and the payment of pension and other allowances to former governors and their deputies.

ACTIVITIES

• The Report was amplified and sustained on our Radio Programme, “Public Conscience.”
• PRIMORG wrote letters of invitation to key stakeholders to appear on the Radio Programme.
• Representatives of the Civil Society Organization appeared on our Radio Programme.

OUTCOME

• The President downsized the number of presidential aides attached to the Vice President from thirty-eight to two.
• The President stopped first class flight for Ministers and MDAs officials and reduced the number of officials embarking on any foreign official trips.
• Zamfara State House of Assembly abolished law that allows the payment of pension and other allowances for former governors and their deputies. (Link: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/zamfara-assembly-repeals-law-backing-jumbo-allowances-for-ex-governors-deputies-others.html).