A statement on Thursday by the Yobe State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Malam Abdullahi Bego, said the approval would ensure payment of the liabilities of 253 retirees from across the 17 local government areas of the state.
He said the latest approval constitutes batches 40 and 41 in the long list of benefit payments to retired local government staff. He said of the 253 affected LG staff, 66 were deceased and their benefits, totalling N91.8m would be paid to their next of kin, with the remaining sum of N261.4m to be paid to 187 living retirees.
Bego said, “Some may recall that on 14th February, 2020, the governor had approved the payment of N220, 759, 558.04 for the payment of the benefits of batch 39 of 180 retirees from the 17 local government areas.” He disclosed that approvals granted by the governor were based on the recommendations of the standing committee for the verification and settlement of outstanding pension and gratuity liabilities of local government retirees.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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