Yobe Gov. Approves Payment Of Liabilities For Retirees, Deceased Workers

Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has approved N302, 294, 298.21 for the payment of liabilities for a total of 316 local government staff comprising 256 retirees and the next-of-kin of 58 deceased workers.

This was contained in a press statement signed by Abdullah Bego, Director General Press Affairs to the Governor Gaidam and made available to Independent in Damaturu on Thursday.

“According to the approval, the sum of N247, 833, 396.43 will be paid to the 256 retirees while N54, 560, 901.78 will be paid to the next-of-kin of the 58 deceased staff.

“So far, payments have been achieved for 2017 and 2018 in respect of retirees for 13 out of the 17 local government areas. Work is currently underway to attend to the liabilities of retirees for the remaining four local government areas, namely Fune, Nguru, Bade and Potiskum.

“Consequently, His Excellency the governor has approved an increase in the contributions that the four affected local government councils make monthly to their pension account to the sum of N20 million each to enable the committee on payment of liabilities to clear their backlog of liabilities.”

He further revealed that approval has also been granted for an increase in the monthly contributions of the 13 local governments that were able to cover their liabilities for 2017 and 2018 to the sum of N15 million each monthly.