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Gombe Approves N35.7bn For Gratuity Payment, Underpass, Others

by Najib Sani
6 months ago
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The Gombe State Executive Council, presided over by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, has approved N4.205 billion for the payment of 2019/2020 gratuities to 2,204 retired civil servants at the state level.

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The state also approved N31.547 billion for the construction of an underpass to  connect Yemi Osinbajo Road with the Central Business District (CBD) among others.

This was announced by the state deputy governor, Manassah Jatau, during a press briefing held after the council meeting.

According to him, the approval followed the clearance of the 2014-2018 backlog of gratuities, amounting to over N13 billion, which benefitted 5,658 retirees at the state level and 6,027 retirees at the local government level.

He further disclosed that since its inception, the present administration has settled gratuities for retired civil servants across the state and local government levels, totaling N17.235 billion.

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The deputy governor described the administration’s commitment to settle the backlog of gratuity payments in the state.

 

State’s commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Usman Maijama’a Kallamu while speaking on newly approved projects revealed that the council approved N31.547 billion for the construction of an underpass to  connect Yemi Osinbajo Road with the Central Business District (CBD) and the State Secretariat, as well as construction of 18.1-kilometers of road network within the areas.

 

The commissioner explained that the approval was necessitated by the anticipated increase in traffic once the CBD becomes operational adding that the contract was awarded to Triacta Nigeria and has a 20-month completion timeline.

 

 


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