BAGUDU APPROVES N2981.8564 BILLION BENEFITS TO RETIRE, DEAD CIVIL SERVANTS IN KEBBI.
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the sum of N2981.8564 billion for the payment of gratuity and death benefit for the year 2021 to retired and dead civil servants in the State.
In a press statements made available to newsmen by the Special Assistant to the Governor on media and publicity, Yahaya Sarki stated that the payment is to cover 1,172 beneficiaries of State, Local Government and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA).
According to the statement, the latest approval from the Governor was part of the determined effort of the Kebbi State Government to ensure that all retired workers receive their benefits as at when due.
It will be recall that, in line with the determined commitment of the State governor to the welfare Kebbi State workforce in retirement, that an approval of cumulative amount of N30,280,792,650.04 comprising of N20,105,129,647.54 for the period of 2015 to 2018 and another amount of N10,175,663,002.50 representing the payments of balances of 2017, 2018 and full payments of 2019 to 2021 verified retirees totaling 3,724 was granted.
This according to the governor is to ensure improved general welfare of the retired civil servants of the State in line with the administration’s welfare policy.