From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
Ebonyi State has commenced payment of gratuity to over 4,000 retired local government workers across the 13 Local Government Areas in the state.
The government commenced the payment at the executive chambers, old government house, Abakaliki the state capital.
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Executive Secretary of Local Government Staff Pension Board in the state, Emeka Nwonu who addressed the retirees during the payment flag-off, said Governor Francis Nwifuru approved the sum of over N10bn for the payment.
According to him, retired local government staff and UBEB teachers have been profiled for the payments.
In his remarks, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Uchenna Igwe, said the payment of gratuity to the retired workers, will alleviate their suffering.
He assured the retirees that all of them will receive his or her entitlement and imploded them to conduct themselves maturely and receive the payments.
One of the retirees, Ama Emea Orji, thanked Governor Francis Nwifuru for celebrating the retirees alive by paying them gratuities.
“I want to say, our years of labour are not in vain. We are alive to see this gracious day, it is a thing of joy and we are very grateful to His Excellency the Governor.
“We wish the Governor strength, we wish him good health as he continues to pilot the affairs of our state from strength to strength and we are praying for another tenure for him”, he said.
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