Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has disclosed that his administration has paid N13b out of the N19b Global Deductions owed to the public servants in the state.
The governor, who equally disclosed that his administration has paid N88.92b as pension for the state and local government retirees till date, assured that the outstanding of N6bn global deductions would be paid in the coming months
The governor gave this disclosure while addressing workers and members of trade unions at the celebration of the 2023 Workers’ Day held at the M.K. O Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Emphasizing on the theme of the event “Workers’ Rights and Social Economic Rights,” Abiodun noted that his administration understood workers’ plight and was working towards addressing them.
He said that his government has paid the sum of N4.1b as gratuities for both state and local government retirees, just as the quarterly release for pensioners had been increased from N500m to N1b.
He further disclosed that the minimum monthly pay for pensioners in the state had been increased from N5,000 to N10,000.
“The additional N700m wage bill initially affected our plan which was to settle all outstanding commitments with our work force. Let me reassure you that our administration will continue to explore various financial options rather than imposing additional taxes on the people
