Newnaija Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has released over eight hundred and fourteen million naira for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 417 workers from the State and Local Government workers and contract staff who disengaged between March 16 and April 15, 2024.
This is contained a statement signed by Acting Head of Service, Aisha Usman, in Birnin Kebbi .
The statement noted that 314 beneficiaries were verified and submitted with a sum N757,716,817.54 by the joint committee.
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It said further scrutiny by the committee under the Office of the Head of Service verified 287 cases bringing the total amount down to N633,966,544.07.
An additional one hundred and eighty million naira was approved for 130 beneficiaries with pending cases from previous years (2017–2024) who were later verified.
The Head of Service expressed gratitude to Governor Idris and also assured that more payments will be made as soon as they are verified while reiterating that the government is committed to paying all gratuities.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
