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Obaseki approves payment of 13-year gratuity to pensioners 

Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the payment of gratuity to the pensioners on the payroll of the Local Government Staff Pension Board who retired in 2011.

In a statement, the Commissioner for Ministry of Local Government, Community & Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Monday E. O. Osaigbovo, said the governor has directed the State Pension Bureau to immediately commence the screening and payment of gratuity to the Pensioners.

In August 2024, Governor Obaseki had approved the payment of gratuity to the pensioners on the payroll of the Local Government Staff Pension Board who retired in 2010.

Osaigbovo further stated, “By this directive, the Pension Bureau and 2011 retired Local Government Pensioners should take note.”