Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday authorized the allocation of N1.2 billion to entirely settle the gratuity for the state’s civil servants who retired 10 years ago in 2014.
The governor allocated N320 million for monthly pension payments
Mr. Sina Adeyeye, the Press Officer at the Office of the Head of Service in Akure, confirmed that retirees would receive their cheques on Thursday.
“As part of efforts to settle the backlog of gratuity of state retirees, the governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved N1.2 billion to fully offset the gratuity of the 2014 set of retirees
“Gratuities of those who retired in 2013 were paid in 2023, while those who retired in 2011 and some of those who retired in 2012 from the local governments have also been cleared
“This is apart from about N320 million the government has set aside for settlement of benefits of all other categories of pensioners,’’ Adeyeye stated.
Kanyi Daily recalls that Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiw, had been inaugurated as the 7th substantive Governor of Ondo State.
