Enugu Begins Payment Of Gratuities To Retirees

The Enugu State Government has commenced the payment of gratuities to workers in the state civil service, who retired from January, this year, In line with the directive of the Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah.

Confirming the development to newsmen in his office yesterday, the State Accountant General, Anthony Okenwa, said that the government began with retirees who had passed through biometric verification mandated by the governor to eliminate ghost workers from the payroll and pensions records.

Okenwa stated that the backlog of gratuities between 2010 and 2024 had been frozen for verification of workers who retired within the period, assuring that Governor Mbah’s determination is to clear the arrears of inherited pensions and gratuities for all workers.

“As directed by the governor, we have begun paying gratuities to workers in the state civil service who retired from January this year. The backlog of gratuities for those who retired between 2010 and 2024 will be paid in installments as soon as the verification exercise for the retirees is concluded.

“The governor’s directive is for all retirees to receive their arrears of pensions and gratuities in installments until they are completely cleared,” he stated

Mbah, while campaigning for governor in 2023, had promised to clear the arrears of pensions and gratuities inherited from past administrations in the state.