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–Ondo APC applauds Aiyedatiwa
By Dayo Johnson Akure
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo authorities has flagged disconnected the outgo of ₦1.4 cardinal to pensioners who retired from the section authorities and superior schoolhouse strategy successful 2014.
Aiyedatiwa portion speaking astatine the flag-off successful Akure, described the motion arsenic a continuation of the bulk gratuity outgo inaugural helium introduced portion serving arsenic Deputy Governor, aimed astatine clearing the backlog of unpaid entitlements and restoring assurance among retirees.
He explained that the disbursement followed his administration’s structured outgo process, which uses the twelvemonth of exit from nationalist work arsenic the sole qualification criterion, to guarantee fairness, transparency and predictability.
According to him “I started this adjacent erstwhile I was Deputy Governor. I presented a lawsuit to the past Governor, which helium approved for america and we started that inaugural of redeeming money.
” Periodically, immoderate clip we person an allocation that is bully enough, we enactment immoderate wealth speech to settee the gratuities of our retirees. This volition proceed present that we are afloat successful complaint arsenic Governor.
“This workout being undertaken contiguous is successful enactment with our outgo process, which has the twelvemonth of exit from nationalist work arsenic the lone origin for qualification for payment.
“We convey God Almighty for enabling america to reconstruct anticipation to our pensioners, who earlier present had mislaid anticipation of ever being paid their gratuity successful afloat aft meritorious work to the authorities and humanity successful general.
“The bulk outgo for the 2014 acceptable of pensioners we are flagging disconnected contiguous further demonstrates our committedness to the payment of the aged and susceptible sections of our population, successful enactment with this administration’s argumentation thrust.
“Our tendency to follow and consistently use the twelvemonth of exit arsenic the sole qualification for bulk outgo is to marque the process transparent and predictable and to guarantee nary 1 is discriminated against.”
The politician added that the bulk payments for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 sets nether his medication were unprecedented successful the past of the state.
He said, “Today, we are exiting 2014, and precise soon, we volition exit 2015, and truthful on, until everybody is cleared.
” Since our presumption of office, we person paid superior and deliberate attraction to the payment of pensioners successful Ondo State.
” The authorities is 1 of the fewer successful Nigeria to assistance an upward reappraisal of a level complaint of ₦30,000 to pensioners, to cushion the effect of the planetary economical meltdown affecting Nigeria.”
Aiyedatiwa maintained that the authorities does not see the punctual outgo of pension allowances arsenic an accomplishment but arsenic a motivation and law duty.
He said, “Most times, we consciousness reluctant to database punctual outgo of pension allowances and consequential adjustments arsenic achievements, due to the fact that outgo of monthly pensions to our elder citizens is our obligation.
” However, erstwhile we comparison the existent play with times erstwhile pensions were paid successful percentages and fractions, determination is crushed to celebrate.”
The politician noted that the existent disbursement would rekindle anticipation among pensioners and reassure serving workers that their gratuities would beryllium promptly paid aft retirement.
“At this point, I would similar to accidental that the accordant and punctual outgo of gratuities and pension awards is not simply a fiscal lifeline to our elder citizens, but a full concern successful their well-being.
” From the funds being paid retired arsenic gratuities and the upward pension reappraisal of ₦30,000 level rate, the fiscal capableness and payment of our pensioners person been greatly enhanced,” helium said.
He besides announced that the adjacent of kin of 3 section authorities unit members who mislaid their lives successful a centrifugal mishap portion connected authoritative work to Ibaro, Niger State, would person cheques for their terminal benefits to easiness the symptom of their loss.
He commended the practice betwixt the National Union of Pensioners (NUP) and the Local Government...
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