Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved N3bn as payment for gratuity of 1,172 Kebbi State retirees.
The approval was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Birnin-Kebbi by the Acting Head of the Civil Service, Safiyanu Garba-Bena.
He said “The payment is to cover 1,172 beneficiaries of state, local governments and Local Governments Education Authority."
The statement said government has given cumulative approval of more than N30 billion since 2015 for payment of gratuities and death benefits.
It approved N20 billion to cover 2015 to 2018 and another N10 billion representing the balances for 2017 and 2018.
He stated that full payment was approved for 2019 to 2021, covering a total of verified 3,724 retirees.
