Gov Peter Mbah have started the payment of gratuities to workers in the state civil service who retired from January this year In line with the directive of the Enugu State governor Mbah.
The State Accountant General, Anthony Okenwa, in news development said …. the government will begin with retirees who had passed through biometric verification mandated by the governor to eliminate ghost workers from the payroll and pensions records.
“As directed by the governor, we have begun paying gratuities to workers in the state civil service who retired from January this year. The backlog of gratuities for those who retired between 2010 and 2024 will be paid in installments as soon as the verification exercise for the retirees is concluded.
“The governor’s directive is for all retirees to receive their arrears of pensions and gratuities in installments until they are completely cleared,” he stated.
Peter Mbah, while campaigning for governor in 2023, had promised to clear the arrears of pensions and gratuities inherited from past administrations in the state.
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