Jigawa State government has approved N1.5 billion for the payment of outstanding benefits to retired civil servants.
Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji Musa made this known in a statement in Dutse, yesterday.
Musa said the release was approved by the State Executive Council yesterday.
He explained that the gesture was part of Governor Umar Namadi’s commitment to improve the welfare of civil servants and timely payment of retirement benefits of pensioners.
The commissioner added that the council approved the money as intervention to the State Pension Board for the payment of outstanding retirement benefits to pensioners as presented by the Office of the Head of Service at the meeting.
According to him, the governor restated his commitment to improve the welfare and wellbeing of civil servants, even after retirement.
