Zulum Pays N8bn, Clears Gratuities For Retired Primary School Teachers, Others

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved N8b to pay the backlog of pensions and gratuities liabilities for retired primary school teachers and other civil servants who have worked with the government.

The N8 billion will clear liabilities accrued from 2019 to 2021. Zulum announced the approval on Wednesday at the council chamber of the government house in Maiduguri.

The governor released N3b in June and September 2019 to clear gratuities for 1,684 retirees who left the civil service between 2013 and 2019 and disbursed over N12b in 2020 for retirees who left the state and local government civil service between 2013 and 2017.

“Since I took over in 2019, we have paid about 25 billion naira for the settlement of gratuities for those that have worked with local and state governments,” Zulum said.

Meanwhile, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has assured that his administration will settle all the backlog of gratuities and pensions before the end of his tenure in 2027. He said, “Insh’Allah, I will clear all the backlog of gratuities before I leave office in 2027.