Bauchi govt dispels rumour, orders immediate payment of N200m outstanding gratuities

Bauchi state government has described as “unfounded rumours by some mischief makers” who alleged that the monthly mandatory payment of N100 million outstanding gratuities for retired state civil servants have been put to a halt.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the governor of the state, Mukhtar Gidado made this known in a press release on Monday in Bauchi.

“The attention of the Bauchi State Government has been drawn to what it considers as an unfounded rumour by some mischief makers who alleged that the state government has stopped the monthly mandatory payment of N100 Million outstanding gratuities for retired State Civil Servants in the last Three months”, the statement read in part.

The statement maintained that, “for the avoidance of doubt and in order to put the records straight, the Bauchi state government under the inspirational leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed has settled the monthly mandatory payment of N100 million for state retirees up to the month of November 2019”.

The statement added that, the month of December 2019 that is still pending was due to the shortfall in revenue allocation for the month from the Federation Account.

The statement says the government is up to date in the monthly mandatory payment of the N100 million for the Local Government retirees.

According to him, Governor Bala Mohammed has “magnanimously directed the Accountant General of the state to release the outstanding N200 million for the month of December 2019 and January 2020 for immediate payment to the affected retired civil servants on or before Tuesday 4th February, 2020.”

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“Accordingly, Governor Bala Mohammed assures that he will not betray the good people of Bauchi state who have entrusted him with the enormous responsibility of governing the affairs of the state”, the release recalled. 

Gidado pointed out that the governor has demonstrated his administration’s commitment towards providing purposeful governance within the available resources to ensure the comfort and welfare of civil servants and retirees in the State.