Former Nigerien members of parliament could soon lose their special pension scheme. The Council of Ministers on October 9, 2026, adopted a draft ordinance aimed at repealing the law of December 17, 2003, which governs this system. This reform would affect both current beneficiaries and former parliamentarians still awaiting their pensions.
The plan does indeed provide for the elimination of pensions already granted to former members of parliament who have fully contributed. Those who have never received a pension and have not completed their contributions should, however, be reimbursed for the sums paid.
To justify this measure, the government cites the rationalization of state spending. However, it has not disclosed the amount of expenses incurred under this system, nor the savings that its repeal would generate.
This decision extends the work begun in August, when the management of parliamentary pensions was transferred to the Ministry of Finance, in parallel with the dissolution of the Autonomous Parliamentary Pension Fund (CARPA).
The project must still follow the procedure established for an ordinance before the abolition of the system can take effect. At this stage, it is therefore a reform in progress, and not an abolition that has already been implemented.
Yolande Bazié
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