…Pays N16 billion gratuities, evaluate minimal pension to N20,000
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has accused the Nationwide Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of worsening the social safety of the state over his failure to prioritize fee of gratuities and demise advantages of the state retirees in his eight-year tenure.
Governor Yusuf frightened over the ‘perennial neglect’ of the fast previous administration to pay pensioners for eight years, thereby lowering the Pension Fund Trustees with cumulative excellent of over N48 billion.
Yusuf made this comment on Thursday through the official launch of the third tranche of N5 billion fee of backlog of gratuities and demise advantages of retirees on the open area, authorities home in Kano.
In an announcement launched by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Governor Yusuf sympathized with the state pensioners who he mentioned had handed by troublesome instances and untold hardship throughout Ganduje-led administration out of his self-centredness.
He emphasised that lots of of retirees had misplaced their lives whereas ready endlessly for his or her entitlements that have been denied for no simply motive.
” The perennial neglect of Ganduje’s administration to settle pensioners entitlements within the final eight years of his authorities has subjected pensioners to hardship in Kano.”
“That is the largest social safety menace ever witnessed because the creation of Kano state in 1967. Many have misplaced their lives whereas ready endlessly for his or her gratuities”. Yusuf mentioned.
The Governor defined that the discharge of a cumulative sum of N16 billion in gratuities to about 6,886 retirees in three tranches was a part of his marketing campaign promise to ease the ache of senior residents who had contributed immensely to public service whereas on energetic service.
In response to him, fee of backlog gratuities to the lawful beneficiaries shouldn’t be solely an obligation however an ethical proper of each chief. He assured the retirees of clear processes of the fee which they might obtain by an digital system from authorities treasury.
Yusuf reminded the extra sum of N846 million unclaimed demise profit and directed the state head of service, the Sharia fee and the pension fund trustee to accentuate the search and establish kinfolk of the deceased pensioners for fee.
“Out of over N48 billion inherited, we commenced settlement course of with N6 billion being the first tranch to 2,2667 retirees. A number of months later we launched the second tranche of N5 billion to 2,216 pensioners. At the moment, I’m overwhelmed with pleasure to witness the launch of the third trench of N5 billion for two,000 beneficiaries.
“We’re not paying the pensioners in money as a result of we don’t trust within the money fee, and we might not permit the irregularities that characterize the previous administration to reoccur. You’ll all be paid by a checking account on to your account”. He assured the beneficiaries.
Yusuf used the event to announce approval for the upward evaluate of the minimal pensioner award from N5,000 to N20,000 to mirror the impression of inflation, and its resultant implications largely on the buying energy of the folks.
Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Union of Academics, Comrade Titus Audu Amba lauded the dedication of the Kano state authorities to scale back the overwhelming burden of pension gratuities in Kano.
He challenged Nigerian governors to imbibe the uncommon gesture of Governor Yusuf on pensioners’ entitlements, careworn the impression of the N16 billion wouldn’t solely change the lives of the fast beneficiaries however enhance the macroeconomy system of the state.
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