Ondo Govt assures pensioners of payment soon

The Ondo State Government on Tuesday assured pensioners on its payroll of payment of their outstanding pension and gratuity.
This is contained in a statement by Mr Kayode Akinmade, the Commissioner for Information, in Akure.
The statement added that the pensioners would be paid after the workers’ salaries have been paid this week.
“Government thus assures the pensioners to expect payment of their arrears after salaries of workers in the state would have been paid later in the week,’’ it said.
The statement said the commissioner acknowledged that the pensioners were being owed outstanding arrears and hinged the inability to pay on the dwindling revenue from the Federation Account, as well as low internally generated revenue.
It added that government owed its pensioners the obligation to pay them their pension, as at when due.
The statement appreciated the role of the pensioners in building a virile state through their contributions while in active service.