Niger seeks to end pensions for former MPs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aïr Info
Niger’s government has adopted a draft ordinance repealing the 2003 law that established pensions for former MPs. The text provides for the loss of pensions for some beneficiaries and reimbursement of incomplete contributions, following a reform that transferred management to the Ministry of Finance, according to Aïr Info.
Niger’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft ordinance on 9 October 2026 to repeal the 2003 law establishing a pension scheme for former MPs. The measure must still go through the procedure applicable to ordinances, according to Aïr Info.
The draft provides for the removal of pensions from former MPs who already receive them after paying all the required contributions. Those who have never received a pension and have not paid the full contributions would be reimbursed. The government justifies the repeal on the grounds of rationalising state expenditure, according to Aïr Info.
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