Notice has been served that APNU MP Carl Greenidge will move a motion in Parliament for the repeal of the controversial former presidents’ benefits act but without prejudice to the payment of benefits.
The passage of the act in 2009 with what were deemed to be extravagant and unlimited benefits for former President Bharrat Jagdeo had been unanimously condemned by the opposition and heavily criticized by the public. The actual pension payment was not an issue but the benefits that came along with it. Jagdeo was pilloried for wanting to live a Cadillac lifestyle from the day he left office while the average pensioner gets very little from the state.
Parliament Office yesterday said that notice of the motion was received on March 26, 2012 and the motion is to
