Zamfara State Government has verified 3,079 retirees, and is set to pay the backlog of gratuities owed by previous administrations.
Retired state and local government workers in Zamfara State have not received their gratuities since 2011.
A statement by the spokesman of Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Idris, revealed that a total of 1,746 pensioners from both the state and local governments, received two tranches of payment amounting to over N2.3 billion.
The statement added that the second tranche of verified pensioners’ gratuity payments began last Friday, bringing relief to retirees who had been waiting for their entitlements for years.
“A total of 413 verified pensioners from the state have been paid six hundred and eighty-two million, two hundred and twenty thousand, six hundred and forty-seven naira, and thirty-eight kobo.
Also, the payment of the second tranche of verified pensioners from the local governments has commenced. A total of 403 verified pensioners from the local governments, amounting to four hundred and forty-nine million, six hundred and sixty-seven thousand, one hundred and forty-two naira, and eight kobo, have been paid.
It said that out of the 3,079 pensioners who have been verified, 1,746 have received their gratuity payments in two tranches from both the state and local governments.
The statement said the process of verifying and authenticating retirees is still ongoing, with payments being made to those who have been cleared.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
