This is in fulfillment of his promise to prioritise the welfare and wellbeing of workers and pensioners in the state.
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A statement issued by Adeleke’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed confirmed this, on Friday.
The state’s audit report has revealed that the Bauchi State Government owed its retirees gratuities of N22.7 billion by the end of 2020.
A statement by the Head of Service, Dr Festus Oyebade, said Oyetola approved N32 million as death benefits for local government retirees, while N89 million was approved for deceased primary school retirees under the old pension scheme.
The National Pension Commission on Wednesday urged states to implement the Contributory Pension Scheme saying it remained the best option for retirees.
The Oyo State Government on Monday released N201,585,089.20 for another set of 90 retirees to offset their outstanding gratuities.
The PENCOM’s Head of Corporate Communications, Peter Aghaowa, gave the assurance on Monday in Benin while speaking on the side lines of the verification and enrolment exercise for the 2019 pre-retirement documentation.