Ayuba Sanusi
KEBBI State governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has approved the release of Eight Hundred and Fourteen Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty Naira, Seventy-Three Kobo (N814,780,520.73) only for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 417 workers from the state, local government, Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) and contract staff who disengaged between 16 March and 15 April 2024.
This is contained a statement signed by the Acting Head of Service, Hajiya Aisha M. Usman, in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.
The statement noted that 314 beneficiaries were verified and submitted with a sum of 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 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, bringing the total sum to N814,780,520.73
The Head of Service expressed gratitude to Governor Idris for his continued support of civil servants, both in service and in retirement, despite the nation’s economic challenges.
She also assured that more payments would be paid as soon as they are verified while reiterating that the government is committed to paying all gratuities as when due.
Eighteen-Eleven Media