Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has Approved Release of 755 Million Naira for the Payment of outstanding gratuity to Retired Civil Servants in the State
This is part of his continued commitment and determination to improving the welfare of retirees in the state.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya had at the inception of his administration approved the payment of over 1.6 billion naira gratuity arrears.
The governor has also promised to pay the monthly pension arrears of Gombe Local Government retirees who, due to lack of funds at the local government have not been paid their pensions for sometime now. Any difference in the required pension monthly payment will be augmented and paid by the state government.
The administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya had reportedly inherited liabilities of gratuity arrears of over 14 billion naira from the past administration which abandoned the payment of the retirees entitlement since 2014.
A statement by the Director General, Press Affairs, Sumaila Uba Misili disclosed that the 755 million naira has already been released to the committee constituted by the Governor to ensure payment of pensions and gratuity arrears headed by the State Auditor General.
The committee, charged with the responsibility of reviewing and ascertaining the correctness of the outstanding gratuity, will soon announce the date for the commencement of payment.