Gov. Nwifuru Meets With 1996/2021 Retirees After Clearing Gratuities, Commends Their Efforts…see details

The executive Governor of Ebonyi state, Francis Nwifuru has on Monday in his remarks reassured hope while commending efforts of the retirees in the state.

He said, “I was delighted to see the joy on the faces of our retirees (1996 to 2021) whose gratuities we have paid.

“Today was the mop-up day and I decided to visit the Centre.

“I am immensely grateful to the committee led by our beloved Prof. Mrs. Adeline Idike. I listened to a retiree over the radio, who clearly said that his happiness was not only in the fact that he got paid, but the way and manner he was treated, so kindly. I thank the committee for being very much committed. We will not take their efforts for granted.

“We did not embark on this journey because of the level of resources available to us, but because it is a necessity. My happiness is that the retirees are feeling the impact of our Government. There is nothing else that is Government if you cannot take care of your people.

“I have been told that some people were not captured in the list, either through omission or that they were not verified in November 2022. I have pleaded with the committee to extend their work by one month to ensure everyone gets verified and paid.

“We have agreed in our Executive Council that by the Grace of God, by December, we should have been paying gratuities of pensioners who retired from 2022 to 2023. EXCO has approved as well, that if one is due to retiree in three months, the person proceeds on leave and uses that period to process all necessary documents, so that once he or she is bowing out, his or her gratuity will be paid.

“Such payment will be a verification of one who is due to start receiving pension from subsequent months. As such, those who have padded their ages should have no one to blame.

“We will continue to work hard to meet your needs.”