LAFIA — The Nasarawa state government has released N340 million for the payment of gratuities to 1,190 retirees in the state.
Governor Abdullahi Sule said it is in fulfillment of his promise that the funds be released quarterly until the backlogs of the unpaid arrears are cleared.
Suleiman Nagogo, Director-General Nasarawa State Bureau for Pension who disclosed this at a briefing in Lafia, said the N340 million had been released to offset the gratuities of the retirees for the first quarter of 2022.
Nagogo assured that the pension bureau would bring to bear prudency, accountability, equity, justice, and fairness in the management of the resources at the bureau.
“The governor believes that when gratuity is paid, it touches the lives of not only the beneficiaries but their entire household. We at the Pension Bureau are ready and will continue to support the cause of governance in Nasarawa State.
“A total of 576 and 614 pensioners from the state and local governments had been cleared to benefit from the first quarter of the payment,” he said.
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