The Niger State Government has approved N576 million for the payment of 413 pensioners in the state.
The Director-General of the state’s Pension Board, Alhaji Tinau Mohammed, told newsmen on Wednesday in Minna that Governor Abubakar Bello gave the approval on March 3.
Mohammed said the money would be used to pay pensions of eight retired permanent secretaries, one head of service and civil servants in five Local Government Areas of the state.
The Local Governments include Lapai, Chanchaga, Lavun, Shiroro and Agaie.
Mohammed explained that a committee, headed by Alhaji Munde Lapai, the former Head of Service, was constituted by the State Government to investigate the payment of pensions in the past.
Mohammed said: “Investigation by the committee revealed that N112 million was released for the payment of 953 pensioners under the old pension scheme.
“The payment was divided into three batches, in the first batch, 14 Local Governments qualified and N630 million was released for payment of 549 pensioners.
“In the second batch, six Local Governments qualified and N490 million was paid to 404 pensioners.
“Now in the third batch, 413 pensioners will be paid N576 million.’’
The director-general said that the same committee had been mandated to evaluate retirees under the new Contributory Pension Scheme for prompt payment.
He said the evaluation revealed that 3,880 retired civil servants were under the CPS and that they were valued to be paid N7.5 billion.
Mohammed assured that the government was committed to the welfare of retired civil servants by ensuring prompt payment of their pensions and gratuity.
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