Bauchi State Government says it has paid five point two billion naira in gratuities to state and local government retirees as the ongoing payment exercise progresses.
The Chairman State Gratuity Payment Committee Mr. Kola Oyediren who made this known while briefing newsmen at Government House Bauchi explained three point one billion has been paid to local government retirees, while two point one billion was disbursed to state retirees since the exercise commenced.
Mr. Kola Oyediren announced that payments for retirees with outstanding gratuities for 2015 would begin tomorrow Monday noting that the committee is working closely with pension desk officers across affected state and local government areas to ensure that eligible beneficiaries received information about the exercise.
He urged retirees who left service in 2012, 2013 and 2014 but missed the previous verification and payment exercises to come forward and process their outstanding gratuities.
The leader for the local government payment committee, Muhammad Kabir Sizway appealed to retirees who missed the previous exercise to take advantage of the ongoing 2015 payment process to collect their entitlements.
According to him, the affected retirees would still be accommodated during the ongoing payment exercise, assuring them that funds allocated for their benefits remained available.
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