By Ishaq Zaki
ZAMFARA State Government says it has paid the sum of N7.3 billion gratuities to retired local government and state civil servants in the state
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Idris, made this known in a statement issued in Gusau on Thursday.
Idris said the state government instituted a committee in January to verify the unpaid gratuities of workers who retired between 2015 and 2024 as well as LG pensioners who retired between 2012 and 2019.
He said the government had, therefore, successfully paid a total of N7.3 billion as gratuities to the former state civil servants in seven batches.
“The state government is committed to clearing the backlog of over N13 billion gratuities owed retired LG and state civil servants,” he said.
Idris said the former workers have experienced hardship over the years due to non-payment of their retirement benefits by the previous administrations in the state.
“Gov. Lawal’s administration will continue to be committed to revamping Zamfara civil service for improved efficiency and effectiveness,” he said. (NAN)
