Group Tells Saraki To Return All Monies Collected As Pension

A socio-political group, Kwara Mass Movement (KMM), has called on the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki to return all monies he collected as pension.

National Coordinator of the group, Barr Salmon Jawondo made the call in Ilorin on Thursday while briefing the press on the state of the State.

“We watched with great consternation the twist in the pension policy for former governors in the state which had benefitted Dr Bukola Saraki in no small way.

“Sen Saraki served as the governor of Kwara State as from 2003–2011.

“According to Saraki’s media aide, he wrote to stop his pension in August 2015 after he benefitted from it for a period of 4 years,” he added.

According to Salman, the moral burden on the Senate President was for him to return all those benefits to the state, like houses, cars and cash.

Jawondo said KMM was poised to return the state to the path created by those who worked for the creation of the state, the only path that can guarantee sustainable development and prosperity.

“Definitely, there had been serious deviations from the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of Kwara State.

“There is no time in our chequered history that we need to be united than now.

“We must work assiduously to reposition our dear state, where the founding fathers envisaged so that their labour shall not be in vain,” he added.

Jawondo said KMM will provide a platform for all Kwara people to vent their ideas in the quest to build a society that can guarantee better living for the diligent man without being a praise singer.

“We want a Kwara that will mop up the vast majority that have been deliberately pauperized so, that they can always come back to pick crumbs that fall from the table.

“We commend those who have raised the bar of diligence and patriotism in the face of maladministration and impunity in the corridor of power.

“The days of reckoning are closing up on adversaries every day, Jawondo added.

Jawondo called on the people of the state to come out to exercise their franchise during the coming Nov 4 Local Government Elections.