Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has directed the release of N3.8 billion to the Kaduna State Pension Bureau for immediate payment of gratuities, death benefits and accrued rights in the Contributory Pension Scheme.
The governor said that the directive was given on compassionate grounds after considering the passionate pleas of the pensioners and families of deceased civil servants, who complained that the ongoing verification exercise had impacted negatively on their living conditions.
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Giving the directive on Monday, the governor noted that the recent verification exercise conducted by his administration was designed at weeding out “ghost” pensioners from the payroll in order to curtail the frittering away of the State’s meagre resources.
He therefore ordered the Pension Bureau to immediately commence the payment of pensioners.
The goovernor assured pensioners of his unwavering commitment to their welfare. He said that it was in furtherance of this commitment, that he was determined to clean up the payroll to ensure seamless and uninterrupted payment of monthly pensions.
He noted that the senior citizens devoted their lives to the service of Kaduna State and must be given all the needed support to make them happy in retirement.
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The governor further assured of the speedy completion of the verification exercise, so that Kaduna State pensioners would enjoy uninterrupted payment.
He thanked the pensioners for their patience, understanding and continued support to his administration.
Since assuming office in May 2023, BusinessDay recalls that Governor Uba Sani-led administration had paid gratuities, death benefits and accrued rights to the tune of N6.6 billion.
