“According to a 1974 Department of Justice opinion concerning President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office, a President who resigns before his official term of office expires may be entitled to the same lifetime pension and benefits that are authorized for Presidents who complete their term. A President who is removed from office by impeachment, however, may forfeit his pension and related benefits.” Similarly, in a report prepared by the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom relation of the Government of Netherlands, the entitlement of the Executive and political appointees after resignation is captured as follows: “Members of the executive are accountable to the municipal council for their decisions. Portfolio holders are sometimes made to resign if the council thinks they are not doing their work properly. They may also have to resign if their party loses so many seats in an election that it is no longer represented in the executive. In that case, they will resign once the new executive has been appointed. Former members of the executive are entitled to a benefit under the General Pensions (Holders of Political Office) Act, regardless of the reason for their resignation.” 41.The case of the Applicant is further strengthened by the continued renewal of his diplomatic passport one of the benefits provided for in Section 1 (6) of The Retirement Benefit Act which states that former member shall be entitled to: “Appropriate diplomatic, protocol, accommodation, courtesy and facilities, and;” The Applicant in substantiating his case , attached to his plea a copy of his current Diplomatic Passport issued on 24/4/2017 with expiry date at 23/4/2019. The act of the Respondent in according the Applicant the privileges of diplomatic courtesy provided for in The Retirement Benefit Act by issuing a diplomatic passport puts him out as a former Vice chairman of the Transition Council. The question to ask is whether following from such show, Applicant can be estopped from claiming the rights accruable from such status? In the instant case, possession and usage of a diplomatic passport is one of the retirement entitlements of a former member of the transitional council. The passport was not cancelled after his resignation rather it was consistently renewed 16