Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the sum of N454.2m for the payment of the benefits of 276 retirees and 88 deceased members of staff from across the 17 local government areas of the state.
Of the amount approved by His Excellency the governor, N333.2m will be paid electronically to the accounts of the 276 benefitting retirees. The balance of N120.9m will be paid to the next of kin of the 88 deceased personnel.
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Husna Ibrahim, Director of Information, said this in a statement on behalf of the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture.
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 public should note that payment approvals granted by the governor are always based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee for the Verification and Settlement of Outstanding Pension and Gratuity Liabilities of Local Government Retirees.
