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No pensions for former military rulers

    ABIDJAN

    Nigeria's Senate has voted to exclude former military rulers from pensions due to ex-presidents on the grounds that they were not elected, 'The Guardian' daily reported on Friday.

    The Senate took the decision on Thursday while debating the report of a judiciary committee it had mandated to refine constitutional provisions on benefits due to former rulers, the Lagos daily said.

    Under the constitution promulgated in 1999 by the country's last military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, any former president or vice-president is entitled to a lifelong pension equivalent to his salary. However, another clause stipulates that Nigeria must not be governed by anyone who is not elected by the people.

    The senators resolved the discrepancy by voting overwhelmingly against pensions for former military rulers, the report said.

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