Zamfara government disburses N2.3 billion gratuity to 1,746 retirees
The Zamfara government says it has disbursed over N2.3 billion as a gratuity to 1,746 retired civil servants.
Sulaiman Idris, senior special assistant to Governor Dauda Lawal on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Mr İdris said 1,746 state and local government retirees had received over N2.3 billion.
“We have verified 3,079 retirees in an effort to pay the backlog of gratuity owed by the previous administrations. Payment for the second tranche of verified pensioners’ gratuity has already commenced on Friday, March 1.
“A total of 413 verified retirees from the state civil service have been paid the sum of N682.2 million,” he said.
Mr Idris further stated that payment of the second tranche of verified local government retirees had also commenced.
“A total of 403 verified pensioners from the local government areas amounting to N449.6 have been paid,” the governor’s aide added.
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