Top Nigerian governor releases N300 million for payment of gratuity to pensioners, details emerge

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto state has directed the immediate release of N300 million monthly for payment of gratuity to civil servants who retire in the year 2024.

Civil servants who retired from the public service from January 2024 to the present would benefit from the immediate gesture.

This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 21, by Sirajo Ibrahim Gada, the public relations officer of the state Ministry of Finance, the State Accountant General Alhaji Umar Balarabe Ahmad, who also doubled as Chairman of Sokoto State Gratuity Payment Committee.

According to the statement, said the gesture is part of the governor’s magnanimity to provide succour to retirees and their family at this trying moment, Vanguard reported.

“The ongoing payment of backlog gratuities inherited by his administration from the years 2015 to December, 2023 has reached an advanced stage of completion.“Arrangements are in top gear to formalize the payment process of the year 2024 retirees with emphasis on come first service mode of payments," the statement read.

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