Gbenga Daniel receives knock over request to suspend his retirement allowance after 12 years

Senator Gbenga Daniel

Former governor of Ogun state and the lawmaker representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has written to the H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR, CON to notify him of his decision to suspend his monthly payment of N676,376.95kobo.

This money he said is the amount paid for his pension and allowances as former governor of Ogun state.

Sharing a copy of the letter, Senator Gbenga Daniel wrote;

"After my inauguration at the Senate, I wrote H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR, CON on June 14, 2023, to notify him of my decision to have the monthly payment of N676,376.95kobo being gross payment for my pension and allowances as former governor of the Ogun State suspended immediately.

This decision, I made, in good conscience, moral principles and guiding ethics.

It is also important to state that this is the only payment and package I get from the state government as a former governor."

This has sparked massive reactions from Nigerians who trooped to his Twitter page to slam the Senator over his recent action.

Many wondered why he waited 12 years later to take the decision. He was also called out for choosing to suspend the payment rather than terminate his pension and allowance.

So you don't know why he dropped it?

He has gotten another pipe in senate so he thinks he can come here to deceive us with the useless announcement as though he has not enjoyed for over 12 years.

Men of pharisees and Sadducees. Nonsense!!!
— New Dawn Nigeria (@SoromfechiDavid) July 6, 2023

E say na suspend???????????????? cos e know say na only 1 term he go do!
— Switchild #Dadiyata #voteLPfromtoptobottom (@ehimaggie) July 7, 2023

Oga worked for 8 years and gets 600k as pension. How much does civil servants get as pension every month after 25 years of service?
— Umennayereugo (@mr_ndlash) July 7, 2023

This is so cosmetic. It is not enough, though the optics is not lost. We demand you return all your collected since you left office. This could actually go a long way to improve a community primary school in Ogun state.
— ogbuagu onyeka (@ogbuaguoc2000) July 7, 2023

He wrote the Gov for suspension...not total scrapping of the monthly loot..sorry pension..Make Dem suspend payment; meaning it can later continue... And he come post am for Twitter make we join am celebrate say he suspend the Monthly loot wey he dey get from him state..chai ????????
— Unku Needle???????????????? (@chi16481) July 6, 2023