No fewer than 447 pensioners have received cheques for their gratuities from the state government since the inception of the present administration in the state. He assured that the government was doing everything possible for all retirees to get their entitlements as soon as they bow out of service. ” The issue of outstanding gratuities will soon become a forgone issue and retirees will soon begin to take their gratuity as soon as they leave the service,” he said. The Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners(NUP) in the state Mr Ayo Kumapayi commended the management of Ekiti State Pension Transitional Arrangement Department for the timely payment of gratuities to the senior citizens. Kumapayi charged the pensioners to place more priority on their health, promising that the union would continue to improve on the welfare of members.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 30, 2019 13:07 UTC