Nigeria, April 26 -- The former Ondo State deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, has returned three of the four official vehicles attached to him to the state government.

The state government had alleged, two weeks ago, that Mr Ajayi refused to return four official vehicles at the expiration of his tenure in February despite entreaties made to him.

The former deputy governor claimed he was entitled to the vehicles as his retirement benefits.

Further clarifications from the government, however, showed that the vehicles were not supposed to be his retirement benefits, as no extant law backed his claims.

The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a lawyer, had also clarified that although other states had enacted laws on pensions for governors...