The Katsina State House of Assembly has passed the Katsina State Contributory Pension Law 2025, establishing the State and Local Government Pension Transition Boards. The new legislation repeals and replaces the Katsina State Contributory Defined Pension Reform Law 2022.
Presiding over the plenary, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Abduljalal Haruna Runka, announced the passage of the bill after its third reading, following the presentation of a detailed report by the House Committee on Administration. He directed the Clerk of the House to transmit a clean copy of the law to Governor Malam Dikko Umar Radda for his assent.
Presenting the committee’s report earlier, the Chairman, Hon. Salisu Hamza Rimaye, said the new law adopts a dual pension model consisting of three distinct categories: the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for employees with over 30 years of service or those joining under the new law; the Contributory Defined Benefit Scheme (CDBS) for employees with five years or more left before retirement; and the Pay-As-You-Go System for workers who joined service before January 1, 2000. He explained that the model ensures fairness, smooth transition, and sustainability of pension payments across all employment categories.
The committee further recommended that the Accountant General immediately stop pension deductions from employees exempted under the new law and refund any deductions previously made, while ensuring that eligible contributions are duly remitted to the scheme’s account. Following this, the House Leader, Hon. Shamsuddeen Abubakar Dabai, moved for the third reading, and the bill was unanimously passed into law by the Assembly.