{"id":122072,"date":"2021-12-17T05:51:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=122072"},"modified":"2021-12-17T05:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:51:39","slug":"ngf-states-to-clear-all-outstanding-pensions-after-fuel-subsidy-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/ngf-states-to-clear-all-outstanding-pensions-after-fuel-subsidy-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"NGF: States to clear ALL outstanding pensions after fuel subsidy removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Governors&#8217; Forum (NGF) has disclosed that states will clear all outstanding pension liabilities after the removal of fuel subsidy in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Wednesday by the governors&#8217; forum at its<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a036th teleconference meeting on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recall that the federal government had stated that it would end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/28\/fuel-subsidy-removal-primate-ayodele-issues-warning-to-president-buhari\/\">fuel subsidy<\/a> by 2022 and replace it<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with a N5000-a-month transportation grant to the poorest Nigerians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Governor of Ekiti and chairman of NGF, Kayode Fayemi in a communique released after the meeting said<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the governors have resolved to include settlement of all outstanding pension obligations as part of the social compact with citizens for the removal of fuel subsidy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fayemi further affirmed governors\u2019 support for the federal government\u2019s transport palliative scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOn the strategy to build a sustainable Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for State Governments that will also be capable of clearing outstanding pension liabilities, members listened to a presentation by the Chief Executive of AVA Capital, Mr Kayode Falasinnu, and resolved that the settlement of all outstanding pension obligations should be included as part of the social compact with citizens for the removal of fuel subsidies,\u201d the communique reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith respect to the required legal and institutional changes required to facilitate a successful CPS transition in all States, State Commissioners of Finance will be mandated to ensure that States meet the guidelines for the implementation of Contributory Pension Schemes by State Governments, including the enactment of a pension law, the establishment of a pension board and the adoption of a transition framework for each State.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The forum also said it would review the ongoing move by the federal government to privatise 10 power plants located across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It described the power plants as \u201ccritical national assets\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It said the 36 state governments currently hold 53 percent equity while the FG holds 47 percent equity in the ten power plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOn the proposed privatization of the 10 generating plants located across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs), members received a detailed presentation by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alex A. 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