KANO – Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State said his administration has set aside the whopping sum of N6 billion to pay gratuities of over five thousand retired civil servants in the state.
The governor who made this known in a chat with journalists in the state, said the decision was reached at the weekly Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
The governor said he had utmost concern about the plight of retired civil servants who finished serving their state but were not paid their entitlements. “I frequently summon meetings with the Accountant General, Chairman Pension Trust fund and others to assist me on the way forward.
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