Kano Governor allocates additional five billion naira for pensioners’ gratuity

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has allocated an additional five billion naira for the disbursement of a second tranche of pension gratuity to retired workers in the state.

This was contained in a statement signed by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa
Director General, Media and Publicity
Government House, Kano on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the governor announced this decision today at the commencement of the fourteenth Kano State Executive Council meeting held at the Council Chamber, Government House, Kano.

Recall that last year, the government disbursed six billion naira to settle outstanding payments for thousands of retirees who had not received their entitlements during the previous eight years of the immediate past administration.

The governor disclosed that the payments were intended to provide support and bring happiness to retirees who had waited years for their rightful dues, despite their years of dedicated service to the state.

“We are dedicated to ensuring the well-being of civil servants and retirees in the state,” he said.

The governor also unveiled initiatives to clear drainages in Kano ahead of the rainy season.

“A committee, headed by the Deputy Governor, will supervise the desilting of drainages in all 44 local governments to avert flooding.”

He urged the people of the state to be patient as the government works to address the challenges of water scarcity in Kano.

Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf also expressed his gratitude to the people of the state for their support and assured them of his commitment to fulfilling his campaign promises.