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The attraction of the absorption of the Local Government Staff Pension Board (LGSPB), headed by the Chairman of the Local Government Staff Pension Board/Local Government Service Commission: Alhaji Umar Danladi Shero has been brought to the misleading code by Bishop Amoo astatine the burial ceremonial of erstwhile Governor (Pa C. O. Adebayo) astatine Oke-Onigbin, Kwara State.
This bureau is successful the champion presumption to authorities categorically that this medication has positively impacted a batch connected the payment of the Pensioners successful presumption of their welfare, outgo of their pensions and gratuity.
As portion of the succor of this administration, this authorities has cleared the outstanding pension arrears of the contiguous past medication to the tune of N3,315,686,405.33k (Three billion, 3 100 and 15 million, six 100 and eighty-six thousand, 4 100 and 5 Naira, thirty-three Kobo) and presently determination are nary outstanding pension arrears and monthly pension are paid astatine 100% arsenic astatine erstwhile due.
The interest of this authorities to spot to the improved payment of the pensioners of the Local Government pensioners some LGEA and LGA, this medication has graduated the monthly released of gratuity to N150 Million arsenic against the N20 cardinal Naira being released by the past medication connected monthly basis.
Between May, 2019 till date, this medication has released the sum of N12,025,767,470.27k (Twelve billion, twenty-five million, 7 100 and sixty-seven thousand, 4 100 and seventy Naira, twenty-seven Kobo) lone for the outgo of gratuities done queue and accepted payments and the outright yearly outgo of gratuity has moved from twelvemonth 2008 met by this medication to June, 2011.
This medication has truthful acold magnanimously made a Special Release of N5,026,525,529.55k for outgo of gratuity arrears (queue); this implies the moving and clearing of outstanding gratuity arrears from twelvemonth 2008 to May, 2011, portion the monthly accepted outgo are randomly implemented to Retires based connected dispersed and equity with the balances of N6,999,241,940.72.
It is to beryllium noted that this authorities successful July, 2023 implemented the outgo of palliatives to the Local Government Pensioners each done to January, 2025 and successful May, 2025 this authorities successful crook implemented the consequential/increment of pension and this has truthful travel to stay, thereby expanding the net of the retires.
It is imperative to authorities that, if not for the immense gratuity indebtedness inherited from the contiguous past administration, the contiguous medication would person owed nary pensioner immoderate gratuity based connected the existent monthly accepted payments.
It is worthy to enactment that astatine a infinitesimal erstwhile the federation was mourning the nonaccomplishment of an illustrious Son, Bishop Amoo chose the juncture to misinform the bully citizens connected the rots they near down erstwhile they were successful government.
If genuinely the Bishop claimed to beryllium Man of God, helium should beryllium magnanimous and courageous capable to talk to the contiguous administrators who created the problem, who are rightly earlier him, but helium decided to play to the gallery.
A existent antheral of God, Bishop Amoo arsenic claimed, helium should not person brought up Political issues successful a ceremonial ceremony, helium is truthful not a sympathizer with the household of the Ex-Governor.
It’s successful the nationalist domain that Bishop Amoo has ever been a stooge of the contiguous administration,he should alternatively hold till erstwhile the electoral empire gives support for electioneering campaigns alternatively of utilizing a beatified spot to misinform the wide public.
– Shero is the president of the Kwara State Local Government Staff Pension Board/Local Government Service Commission
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