Enugu state Governor, Dr Peter Mbah has inuagurated a 7- man Committee on verification and payment of outstanding pension and gratuity of the state retirees to help cushion the effects of removal of fuel subsidy.
Gov Mbah
Inaugurating the Committee in Government House, Enugu on Wednesday, August 2, , Governor Mbah said the Committee would be responsible for the verification, and payment of outstanding pension and gratuity of the state retirees.
He said his administration’s commitment to improving the living standard of pensioners in the state by creating policies and programmes aimed at annihilating their plights.
He reminded the members of his campaign promises , predicated on poverty reduction. He said the state government under his watch must target those policies that have been designed to get to the vulnerable ones with much interest in the security of lives and property.
The Governor added that it is the government’s policy to ensure that measures were put in place to cushion the effect of hardship orchestrated by the fuel subsidy removal.
He explained that the best way to achieve that was to ensure that vulnerable ones and retirees in the state have access to funds to be able to increase their living standard and healthy life.
Governor Mbah recalled that few days ago, he inaugurated a palliative committee to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy
and “here I am more than happy to inaugurate a committee on verification, and payment of outstanding pension and gratuity of our state retirees”, he said.
He said, “the Committee was inaugurated inorder to help cushion the immediate and short term effects of the removal of fuel subsidy”
The Committee which will be chaired by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia has the following terms of reference:
“To determine and verify the outstanding two months pensions arrears of the state retirees.
‘To determine and verify the outstanding two months gratuity of the state retirees.”To conduct all payments according to months, years of retirement of officers from serviceand “to render monthly and quarterly reports to the secretary to the state government in respect of all payments made.”Members of the Committee on Verification/ Payment of Outstanding Pensions/Gratuities to State Retirees are, Prof
Chidiebere Onyia, SSG, Chairman, Members are Kenneth Ugwu, Head of Service,
Professor Chiamaka Egbo, Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Management , Anthony Okenwa, Accountant General , Comrade Ben Asogwa , Chairman., Trade Union Congress , Enugu State, Comrade Barr Fabian Nwigbo, Chairman , Nigeria Labour Congress , Enugu State,.and Comrade Ezekiel Omeh Chairman Public Service Joint Negotiating Council (PSJNC),
Author: Maureen Ikpeama