Dapo Abiodun Directs Release of N1 Billion Quarterly Gratuity to Pensioners
Governor Dapo Abiodun, of Ogun State, has directed the immediate release of the N1 billion quarterly gratuity to pensioners on the payroll of the state and local governments.
Permanent Secretary in the Bureau of Local Government Pensions, Mrs. Olubukola Adeniregun made this known in an interview with newsmen in her office in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
She said the quarterly gratuity has been raised from N600 million to N1 billion by the Governor, in fulfillment of his promise to pensioners recently at the June 12 cultural center in Abeokuta.
She said, “You will recall that Prince Dapo Abiodun, during the interactive session with pensioners at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, increased the quarterly disbursement of their gratuity from N600 million to N1 billion. Now, he has matched words with action, signifying a leader with the rare quality of promise made, promise kept.”
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Adeniregun further noted that the payment of monthly pensions had been regular and the quarterly disbursement of gratuity to pensioners has equally been continuous, adding that the governor has given irrevocable approval for the prompt payment of monthly pensions to take effect before the salary of serving workers.
In their separate remarks, the Chairman of Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria, Benedict Ademoye, his counterpart for the Association of Retired Primary School Teachers, Mr. Zaacheous Adekoya and leader of Retired Primary School Teachers Association of Nigeria, Mrs Caroline Oguntola; appreciated the governor for the increment in the quarterly disbursement of gratuity of retirees from N600 million to N1 billion.
