Governor Gboyega Oyetola has recently released N1.1 billion for the payment of pensions of retired civil servants in the state. Announcing the release in a statement in Osogbo, the Head of Service, Dr Festus Olowogboyega, said that N600 million of the money would be for the payment of retired primary school teachers and local government workers.
Olowogboyega said that the remaining N500 million was approved for the payment of civil servants under the contributory pension. The selected retirees got their bonds on June 2, 2022. Olowogboyega also said the list of beneficiaries had been pasted on the notice board of the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation, the State’s Pension Bureau and the Office of the Head of Service.
He added that Governor Oyetola was committed to the welfare of both the retired and active civil servants in the state and would continue to make their welfare his priority.
One of the beneficiary a Retired Assistant Headmaster of United Primary School, Oke-Mobi, Iwara, Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun, Mr Aniobi John, who spoke in Ile-Ife, said Governor Gboyega Oyetola had put smiles on his face with payment of his entitlement of which he received a bond certificate of N8.3 million from the state government on June 2, 2022.
The retiree said he has been depending on friends, families and well-wishers who had always catered for him. He expressed appreciation to God, who spared his life and the governor for remembering him.
