Oyo Paid Gratuities Of 8,545 Pensioners In 6 Years — Commissioner

The Oyo State Government has disclosed that 8,545 pensioners person received their gratuities wrong the past six years.

Commissioner for Establishments and Training successful the State, Professor Salihu Adelabu, who disclosed this successful Ibadan, said advancement was made imaginable aft the Governor Seyi Makinde-led medication accrued the monthly gratuity outgo from N100 cardinal to ₦1 billion.

Adelabu explained that this bold measurement importantly accelerated the clearance of outstanding gratuities, ensuring that much retirees received their entitlements promptly.

The Commissioner further explained that the implementation of the ₦80,000 minimum wage positively impacted pensioners’ benefits.

He added that recomputation exercises carried retired for those who retired arsenic precocious arsenic July 2024 till present ensured just and improved payments, thereby easing the lives of retirees.

Highlighting the 2025 records, the Commissioner disclosed that a full of 1,906 pensioners person truthful acold received their afloat gratuities this year.

He noted that betwixt May and August alone, astir 1,500 retirees, peculiarly those whose gratuities were betwixt N1million and N3.5million were successfully settled.

Professor Adelabu assured pensioners that Governor Makinde remained committed to their welfare.

He emphasised the administration’s determination to wide each outstanding backlogs of gratuities earlier the extremity of its tenure.

“The politician has assured america that nary backlog volition beryllium near behind. The payment of our pensioners remains a apical precedence of this government,” the Commissioner stated.