Gov Uba Sani Approves 65 Years Retirement Age For Kaduna Tertiary Institution Workers

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has signed an Executive Order increasing the retirement age of academic staff of tertiary institutions in the state to 65 years once eligibility requirements are met.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the state Commissioner for Education, Professor Muhammad Bello, disclosed this during the news conference he presided over in Kaduna on Friday.

He explained that this decision was sequel to the meeting the governor held with representatives of academic unions from public tertiary institutions in the state.

Bello added that they had five demands, and Governor Sani has pledged to fulfil some over time while noting that the issue of retirement age needed to be resolved within 48 hours.

 Bello added that the governor fulfilled this promise by signing Executive Order Number 2 of 2024 on Thursday, which raised the retirement age of academic staff at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, the College of Education Gidan Waya, and the School of Nursing and Midwifery to 65 years.

Bello, who noted that the state government is committed to ensuring the smooth implementation of the policy across state-owned tertiary institutions, said the order came into effect on the same day it was signed.

The commissioner also said  the governor took note of  a series of requests that had been pending before his administration during the meeting.He said,  ‘There were five fundamental requests. The first had to do with outstanding salaries and welfare benefits for the staff of these institutions. His Excellency has graciously agreed to consider those outstanding payments and benefits.

However, given the financial constraints that the state is facing, affordable amounts will be paid in staggered form until the outstanding liability is redeemed. That was the resolution.

The next issue had to do with funding the institutions. We all know that since the implementation of the Treasury Single Account system in Kaduna State, tertiary institutions have been affected.

They complained about the funding required to run the day-to-day activities of the institutions. As a prelude to a complete reversal of the inclusion of tertiary institutions from the TSA, His Excellency has also graciously agreed to commence sharing the total revenue being collected by these institutions.

There will be a sharing formula within the first quarter of next year that will be mutually agreed upon, which will be fair to all parties’.

The commissioner added that the third issue discussed at the meeting has to do with the tenure of academic staff at some state-owned tertiary institutions, particularly regarding retirement age.

He noted that while it is a national policy that staff of similar institutions across the country should adopt 65 years as the retirement age, ‘unfortunately, Kaduna State had been left behind’-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