Former Lagos State governor and ex-minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has debunked rumours that he receives billions of naira from the federal government after serving as a minister for eight years.
Fashola made this clarification on Saturday during an interview on Arise TV programme, “Perspectives”.
He said the only financial benefit he enjoys from the government is his monthly pension of N577,000 as a former governor of Lagos State.
“So, in spite of all the stories that we got several billions of money (after leaving office), I’ve come out to deny that repeatedly. Well I don’t know how long it lasts, but all I know is that I get N577,000 per month consistently,” he said.
He also stated that he does not receive any other benefits from the federal government, and that he is not interested in holding any public office under the administration of Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I do not need a title to serve: the president can only appoint at least one minister, for example, from each state in which he has done that,” he said in September 2023.
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When asked to give advice to current public office holders, Fashola said he was not in a position to do so, but urged them to “remain true and authentic” in their service to the nation.