The Kogi state government has approved the retirement age of 65 for teachers in the state. The approval comes after the House of Representatives passed the Kogi State Teacher Retirement Age and Related Matters Act of 2022 on Thursday. According to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Matthew Kolawale, the bill would force teachers in the state to retire after reaching 65 or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. He said;
“The Public Service Rule or any legislation that requires a person to retire from the public service at 60 years of age or after 35 years of service shall not apply to teachers in Kogi from the date of commencement of this law,’’
The lawmakers passed two more bills on Thursday, which appeared to be part of the mop-up activities of the seventh Assembly.
The bills taken clause-by-clause for consideration included: “A Bill for a Law to Amend the Kogi State Utility Infrastructure Management and Compliance Agency and Other Matters Connected Therewith, 2018.”
The other was “A Bill for a Law to Establish the Kogi State Roads Fund Management and Administration Board and Other Matters Connected Therewith, 2022.”
The speaker said the bill’s objective was to establish the Kogi State Roads Fund Management and Administration Board, which would operate and manage the State Roads Fund. He said;
“The board is also to serve as a repository for revenue accruing sources for financing the management, design, development, rehabilitation, maintenance and other activities related to the provision of Class B, Class C and Class D roads in the state.
“It is also to promote the sustainable development and operation of Class B, Class C and Class D roads in the state,’’
According to him, the three bills will likely be the last set of bills to be passed by the assembly before it winds down in the next three weeks.
The passage of the three bills brought to 47 the total number of bills passed by the lawmakers since the take-off of the seventh assembly on June 4, 2019.
cc: Punch Ng
