Gov Idris Approves N814.8m For Payment Of Retirement, Death Benefits To 417 People

Kebbi State governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, the Kauran Gwandu, has approved the release of N814,780,520.73 for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 417 people who retired from the State civil service, Local Government, and the Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs).

The beneficiaries also include contract staff who left between March 16 and April 15, 2024.

Acting Head of Service, Hajiya Aisha M. Usman disclosed this in a statement she issued in Birnin Kebbi and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Saturday.

The statement noted that 314 beneficiaries were verified and submitted and recommended to be given the sum N757,716,817.54 by the Kwaido-led committee.  Further scrutiny by the committee under the Office of the Head of Service verified 287 cases bringing the total sum down to N633,966,544.07.

‘The breakdown includes:

N388,128,140.22 for 144 state retirees, including contract staff, N114,126,590.75 for 71 Local Government retirees, N131,711,813.01 for 72 LGEA retirees, totaling N633,966,544.07 for 287 beneficiaries.

An additional N180,813,976.66 was approved for 130 beneficiaries with pending cases from previous years (2017–2024) who were later verified, and this brought the total sum to N814,780,520.73’ she said.

The Head of Service expressed gratitude to Governor Idris for his continued support for the civil servants, both in service and in retirement, despite the nation’s economic challenges.

She also assured that more payments will be paid as soon as they are verified while reiterating that the government is committed to paying all gratuities as and when due-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you