The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has approved over 1.3billion naira for the payment of backlog of gratuity owed retired local government employees. The LGA retirees were last paid in 2011.
The governor has also approved the promotion of 26,085 local government workers notionally and financially across the eleven local government areas of the state with immediate effect.
According to him, “Pensions, gratuities, salary increment and other entitlements will follow the promotions where Balanga, Gombe, Kaltungo and Yamaltu/Deba local government councils will pay backlog of gratuities for 2012; Akko, Billiri, Dukku and Shongom will pay for 2012 to 2013; Funakaye will pay for 2012 to 2014 while Nafada will pay for 2012 to 2015 which is estimated at the sum of 1.3billion naira.
The commissioner explained that the leadership trajectory of Governor Yahaya had seen local government become financially independent such that it does not have to depend on other LGAs for financial bail out.
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