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The Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Dr Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has again approved a whopping sum of Three billion and Three hundred naira only (#3,300,000,000.00) for the payment of accrued rights (bond certificates) of a number of workers who retired under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the State.
In a statement personally signed by the Head of Service of the Osun State Government, Elder Ayanleye Aina, he stated that, “Of this amount, #1.5b is for retirees at the State level comprising Ministries, Departments, Agencies, secondary schools and tertiary institutions while the sum of #1.8bn is for those who retired in the local government service, junior and primary schools across the State.”
He further said, the fund approved is undergoing due process at the Bureau of Public Service Pension and the Local Government Staff Pension Board.
“It should be noted that this approval is apart from the regular monthly payment of pension and gratuities to retired public servants under the old pension scheme across the whole gamut of the public service,” Elder Ayanleye Aina emphasized in the statement onbehalf of the Governor.
He further highlighted that, workers and pensioners welfare top the 5- point Action Plan of Governor Ademola Adeleke – led administration in the State, while reiterating that the Governor has been keeping with this promise since he came on board in November, 2022 going by his unhindered love for public servants and the entire citizens of the State.
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