The Ogun State government has countered the claims of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) that only N3billion had been released so far for the payment of their arrears of gratuity and pensions.
Penpushing reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun countered the claims in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin on Thursday insisting that a sum of N78billion had been released between 2019 and 2022.
The statement said a record of the statement of Monthly Breakdown and Analysis of the Ogun State Gratuity and Pension Payment, indicated that a total sum of N78,567,913,997.48, had been released for the purpose.
Penpushing further reports that Somorin added that the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration decided to increase the quarterly payment from N500million to N600million, to expedite payment of the gratituities,noting that the incumbent administration, despite the financial challenge, would continue to give top priority to the welfare of the senior citizens, by ensuring the quarterly payment of the gratuities and pensions.
The Ogun State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP),Waheed Oloyede, it is recalled at a press conference said only N3billion had been released so far for the payment of arrears of gratuity and pensions, insisting that the incumbent administration in the state did not pay N70billion for the defray of outstanding gratuities, but N3billion, which he claimed was too low
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