Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the sum of N454.2million for the payment of benefits of 276 retirees and 88 deceased members of staff in the 17 local government areas of the state.
A statement on Thursday signed by the Director, state Ministry of Information and Culture, Husna Ibrahim, said N333, 229, 100.01 out of the approved fund will be paid electronically to the accounts of the 276 benefitting retirees.
According to her, the balance of N120, 991, 566.93 will also be paid to the next of kins of the 88 deceased personnel.
She said: “The current payments approved by the governor constitutes batch 43 in the long list of benefit payments to retired local government staff.
“Some may recall that in September 2020, His Excellency Governor Buni had approved N441, 870, 166.50 to 321 retirees, which constituted batch 42 in the payment schedule.”
The director, therefore, noted that the approvals were based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee for the Verification and Settlement of Outstanding Pension and Gratuity Liabilities of Local Government Retirees.
