Ekiti State Government has commenced payment of the 6% and 15% increase in the pension of the retirees in the state.
A statement from the Office of the State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation explained that the gesture was in fulfillment of the promise made by Governor Kayode Fayemi in at a meeting with the pensioners in Ado Ekiti in January.
It noted that the 6 and 15% increases which were supposed to have taken effect from October 2003 and January 2007 respectively were never paid by successive administrations.
Stressing that though the increase in pension that took effect from February, 2014 would lead to a considerable upsurge in the state’s recurrent expenditure and put obvious pressure on the meager resources of the state, the statement reiterated that the gesture is a display of the irrevocable commitment of the Fayemi led administration to the
welfare of the people in the state particularly the elderly and pensioners.
Last modified: March 20, 2014
