The Lagos State government has expressed determination to clear the outstanding backlog of pensions owned retirees in the state by the end of 2023.
Recall that Lagos State Government has disbursed a total sum of N52 billion to pensioners in the state civil service from 2019 till date.
According to the source, “This number covers those in the mainstream, Local Government, State Universal Basic Education Board, Teaching Service Commission and other state parastatals. The commissioner said the government had been consistent in the payment of pensions to its retirees and was reputed to be the best pension administration in the federation.According to Ayantayo, “Let me first of all say that Mr. Governor’s THEMES Agenda has now been graduated to THEMES + Agenda.
“In the coming months, we will be deliberating in increasing the rate of our learning and development interventions in the shortest time frame in order to upscale and upskill the State Civil Service.