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Pension
By Abdullahi Shugaba
Dutse, Oct 14 2016 (NAN) The Jigawa Government has paid the sum of N665.8 million to 462 workers who retired from service in September as their gratuity.
The Executive Secretary of the State and Local Government Contributory Pension Board, Alhaji Adamu Suleiman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Friday.
Adamu explained that 378 of the figure that reached the mandatory retirement period collected N548 million while 68 people that died in active service but did not reach the mandatory period got the sum of NIO7.5 million.
He further stated that 15 persons that died but reached the mandatory period of retirement got N9.5 million and one person who served and did not reach the the retirement period, got N37,198 as their gratuity.
Adamu said that the board had issued cheques to all the beneficiaries, adding that the state contributory Pension Board did not waste time in paying all retired civil servants their benefits.
Adamu said the organisation was one of the best in the country in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.
He commended the state governor for his concern for the welfare of civil servants through prompt payment of their salaries, gratuity and pension immediately after retirement (NAN)
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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman