Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa approved on Tuesday a payment of N1.2 billion to fully offset the gratuity of the state’s government workers who retired ten years ago in 2014.
The governor also approved N320 million for the payment of monthly pensions.
Mr Sina Adeyeye, the Press Officer of the Office of the Head of Service, revealed in Akure that the retirees would be presented with cheques on Thursday.
“As part of efforts to settle the backlog of gratuity of state retirees, the governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved N1.2 billion to fully offset the gratuity of the 2014 set of retirees.
“Gratuities of those who retired in 2013 were paid in 2023, while those who retired in 2011 and some of those who retired in 2012 from the local governments have also been cleared.
“This is apart from about N320 million the government has set aside for settlement of benefits of all other categories of pensioners,’’ Adeyeye stated.