Although former president Bharrat Jagdeo is slated to return to the National Assembly as opposition leader for the PPP/C, he will not be receiving both a presidential pension and a salary as a Member of Parliament, according to Second Vice-President Khemraj Ramjattan.
During his address on the Former Presidents (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill 2015, which was passed by the government on Thursday, Ramjattan noted that the law makes it clear that where a former president becomes entitled to a salary as a legislator, then the pension would no