Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved the payment of local government pensioners across the 17 local government councils of the state.
In a statement signed by the Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, the governor approved the sum of Six Hundred and Sixty-Seven Million, Forty-Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-One Naira, Twenty-Two Kobo (N667,045,441.22) for the payment of the 475 local government pensioners.
Governor Buni gave the approval after screening and verifying the pensioners in the local government councils.
“The Committee has verified a total of 475 beneficiaries and hereby attaches lists of beneficiaries and summaries according to local government areas for both living and deceased pensioners,” the approval reads.
This is a continuation of Governor Buni’s efforts to settle outstanding pensions owed to retired local government employees.
