Nigeria, March 23 -- A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has asked state governors to emulate Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in repealing laws supporting the payment of pensions to former governors and deputies in their states.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Abia State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to repeal the 2001 law under which former governors and deputy governors in the state were paid pensions that include houses in Abia and Abuja at the state's expense and lifetime salaries.

Governor Otti signed the bill into law on Thursday.

At least two former governors of the state have said they did not receive the pensions despite the existence of the law and the state government has not provided details of the benefici...