Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Monday said his administration has paid N13b out of the N19b Global Deductions owed to the public servants in the state.
The governor, who equally disclosed that his administration has paid N88.92b as pension for the state and local government retirees till date, assured that the outstanding of N6bn global deductions would be paid in the coming months.
The governor made these disclosure while addressing workers and members of trade unions at the celebration of the 2023 Workers’ Day held at the M.K. O Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Emphasizing on the theme of this year’s celebration, “Workers’ Rights and Social Economic Rights”, Abiodun noted that his administration understood workers’ plight and was working towards addressing them.
He said, his government has paid the sum of N4.1b as gratuities for both state and local government retirees, just as the quarterly release for pensioners has been increased from N500m to N1b.