Kebbi State Government Denies Abubakar Musa Entitlements

The Kebbi state government has declared that former civilian governor Abubakar Musa is disqualified from receiving entitlements after his tenure, citing constitutional provisions. Musa served as governor from January 1992 to November 1993, totaling 22 months, which is below the two-year minimum required for pension and gratuity eligibility.

At a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi, Commissioner for Information and Culture Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi explained that a directive from the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission in February 2010 limited pension and gratuity payments to governors who served from 1999 to 2003, explicitly excluding those who held office between 1991 and 1993. The 1999 Constitution does not retroactively extend these benefits to earlier governors.

The Commissioner noted that previous administrations in Kebbi had relied on these legal provisions to deny Musa's claims for severance gratuity and pension. Despite this, current Governor Nasir Idris has shown compassion towards Musa for his contributions to Kebbi.