The Oyo State government, on Monday, released the sum
of N180 million as part of the outstanding gratuity and pension arrears for
2013 retirees from the civil service.
The state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, while
conducting a symbolic presentation of cheques to some of the retirees at the
Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, vowed to ensure that retirees get what they
deserve from the government.
He stated that those who have served diligently needed
all the support they can get from the state.
He added that ordinarily, the payment of gratuity to
retirees should come immediately after retirement, noting that he was honoured
to present the symbolic cheques to beneficiaries who finished the processing of
their retirement papers in 2013.
The governor maintained that the state has a backlog of
N26 billion in unpaid gratuities for 6,274 pensioners in the state, adding that
his administration has been making efforts to offset the alarming debt despite
the limited sources of funds for the government.
“I give you a promise that as our economy is getting
expanded, so also we will be adding more to what we need to pay to pensioners
to ensure that we shorten the period within which we can offset this debt.
“When we came in, we still had the gratuities arrears
of 2011. Now, we have completed the arrears of 2011 and 2012 and we are now on
2013. I give you the assurance that we will keep paying off these debts and I
know we will finish paying them.”
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