Bauchi begins payment of N10bn outstanding gratuities to retirees

The Bauchi State Government has commenced the outgo of outstanding gratuities owed to retired civilian servants who near the work betwixt 2012 and 2016.

Governor Bala Mohammed announced the commencement of the workout connected Wednesday astatine a presumption ceremony, wherever helium was represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau.

The politician said the authorities had acceptable speech N10 cardinal to statesman clearing the accumulated gratuity obligations owed to retirees.

He explained that authorities records showed that the outstanding liabilities for the play stood astatine N11.71 billion, covering some authorities and section authorities retirees.

According to him, 3,570 authorities retirees are owed astir N6.13 billion, portion different 2,262 section authorities retirees person outstanding gratuities amounting to N5.58 billion.

Mohammed said the payments would beryllium made successful phases, opening with the archetypal batch of beneficiaries, with consequent disbursements to travel until each verified beneficiaries had been paid.

He explained that the outgo docket would instrumentality into relationship the property of the outstanding obligations, availability of supporting documents, verification and reconciliation of records, arsenic w...