The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, distributed the cheques at a ceremony held at the Great Eagle Hall, Ikere Road, Ado Ekiti with more than 500 pensioners benefitting.
This is as the governor has also pledged his commitment to pay the N70,000 minimum wage as recommended by the new minimum wage law.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, while N2.3 billion gratuity was paid to retired workers from the employ of the state government, local government pensioners got N1.
2 billion in gratuity.
“After we might have paid (the beneficiaries of today), the gratuity payment will reach March 2015.
He, however, noted that a little delay is being experienced in the state owing to the need to capture pensioners, teachers, state workers and local government workers together...
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