The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he has never requested nor collected pension from Rivers State as a former governor of the state.
He said this on Thursday via his official Twitter handle. Referring to a tweet on ex-governors (who had served or are serving as ministers, senators) who a court in Lagos had asked the Federal Government to recover pension from, Amaechi said that he would have declined the pension even if he was offered.
“I have never requested for or collected one kobo as pension from River State Govt. If offered, I will politely decline and request that the money should be given to Rivers State pensioners. I do not believe that I should receive pension as ex-gov of River State while serving as a minister, ” he tweeted.