Oyo releases N204m for payment of gratuities to 81 pensioners

The Oyo State government on Thursday said it has released the sum of
two hundred and four million, two hundred and thirty–five thousand,
one hundred and eighty five Naira, six Kobo (N204, 235,185.06k) for
another set of 81 retirees to offset their outstanding gratuities.

It stated that the payment was for the payment of year 2012 gratuity
for the retired civil servants and teachers, under the payroll of the
State government across all the grade levels.

Head of Service, Mrs Olawumi Ogunesan, while disbursing the cheques on
behalf of the State Government to the beneficiaries at the old
Ministry of Establishment and Training, Secretariat, Ibadan, hinted
that the Governor Abiola Ajimobi led administration in the state was
responsible and committed to the well-being of both serving and
retired civil servants.

Ogunesan, who was represented by the Acting Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Head of Service, Mrs Adejoke Eyitayo said that
government was making concerted efforts to ease the pains of the
pensioners in the state.

She stressed that the disbursement was done to make life easier for
the senior citizens, who had served the State meritoriously for the
thirty five years.

She appealed to those that were yet to receive theirs not to lose
hope, noting that efforts are in top gear towards the payment of their
gratuities as soon as possible.

Ogunesan advised the beneficiaries not to venture into a business
without having an in-depth knowledge in such business and abstain from
fraudsters who may want to dupe them.

One of the beneficiaries, Mr Kazeem Mudathir, who spoke on behalf of
his colleagues, thanked the state government for releasing the money
despite the paucity of funds in the State.

He noted that the procedures followed in paying the money was purely
on merits, as nobody collected anything from them before releasing the
money.