Jigawa Pension Board Settles Over 300 Retirees Worth N715m
By Aliyu M. Dangida
HOTPEN – The Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme Board has commenced the payment of N715 million as a terminal benefit to 343 retirees.
The Executive Secretary of the Scheme, Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa disclosed this in a statement signed and made available to Hotpen by the Public Relations Officer Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Ismaila Ibrahim Dutse.
He explained that the amount paid to beneficiaries was for terminal pension to those who retired from service for the month of February, 2022, added that the amount is being paid as a retirement benefit, death pension and death pension balance.
The Executive Secretary explained that the payment covered retirees from State, Local Government Councils’ service as well as from the Local Education Authorities (LEAs).
He said N555,877,255.30 was paid to 251 retirees as retirement benefit of civil servants who retired from State service, Local Government Councils (LGC) as well as those in Local Government Education Authority (LGEA).
According to him, the death benefit of 21 persons from the State, 16 persons from the LGC and 18 persons from the LGEA made the total to be 55 and were paid N125, 042, 697.36.
He further stated that, total of those on death pension balance are 37 in number and were given N34, 812, 788 .17 as their benefit, saying 17 persons were from the State, 10 persons from the LGC and 10 persons from the LGEA among others.
His words:- “Jigawa is up-to-date in the payment of entitlements to retirees which includes those who died in active service.“The board and the State government will continue to ensure the welfare of its workers, for better service delivery and well-being of retirees after service”.
The statement further quoted the E S commended Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubukar for the support and cooperation given to the Scheme at all the times.