Kano State governor Abba Yusuf, has allocated additional N5 billion to settle pension and gratuity of retired workers in the state.
In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, Governor Yusuf announced this decision yesterday at the commencement of the fourteenth Kano State Executive Council meeting held at the Council Chamber, Government House, Kano.
The state government had disbursed N6bn last year to settle outstanding payments for thousands of retirees who had not received their entitlements during the previous eight years of the immediate past administration.
The governor emphasized that these payments were made to support retirees and bring joy to their lives, as many had endured years of waiting without receiving their rightful dues despite their dedicated service to the state during their working years.
“We are dedicated to ensuring the well-being of civil servants and retirees in the state,” stated the governor.
The governor also discussed the preparations for clearing drainages in the Kano metropolis in anticipation of the rainy season and instructed the interim management officers of local governments to make similar arrangements.
He therefore set up a high-powered committee, led by the deputy governor to oversee the distilling of drainages across all 44 local governments to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
While expressing gratitude to the people of the state for their support, he assured them of his unwavering commitment to fulfilling his campaign promises to enhance the prosperity and well-being of the state, urging them to be patient as government is trying to address the issue of water scarcity in the state.
The statement also noted that, the commissioner for health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, presented an Award of Excellence bestowed upon the governor by the National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACPHPN) in recognition of his efforts to improve the sector.
