The Jigawa State Government says it has introduced another way of paying the retirees their benefits to ease their sufferings.
This was stated by the new Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme, Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu, while addressing the beneficiaries on the payment of October retirees.
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According to the new pension board boss, the scheme will henceforth be paying retirees monthly unlike previous arrangements where the scheme is paying the retirees quarterly.
‘Whenever the number of those who retired reached 150 to 200 in a month, we will, therefore, process all their entitlements and pay them,’ he said.
He explained that the aim was to reduce their sufferings and overcome crowd whenever the scheme was making the payments.
According to him, two hundred (200) Civil servants retired from service for the month of October and they were paid ₦331,698,679.62 as their benefits.
‘Forty-seven beneficiaries from the state service will be paid ₦99,709,300.88 as retirement benefit; 52 from the local council will be paid ₦72,653,344.43; while 22 from LEAs will be paid ₦26,756,781.76.’
‘For death benefit, 15 retirees from the state will get ₦38,721,150.32; 14 from local councils will be paid ₦27,270,456, while 18 from LEAs will get ₦47,645,102.’
‘For death pension balance, nine beneficiaries from the State will be paid ₦9,184,100.32, six from local councils will be paid ₦1,613,361.61 while five from LEAs will be paid ₦6,895,301.26’.
‘Also, for a refund of eight per cent contribution, 12 beneficiaries from the State will be paid ₦1,249,781.04,’ Aliyu said.
He also assured that the scheme would continue to ensure prompt payment of retirement benefits when due.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
