Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the release of bond certificates worth N1,625,332,835:75 for retirees who left service on the Contributory Pension Scheme.
This was stated in a communiqué signed by Mr Ibrahim Akibu, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Pension Bureau, and received in Osogbo on Wednesday.
According to Akibu, the recipients were pensioners, retired elementary school teachers, and local government employees.
In part, the announcement read, “The total beneficiaries are 346: Primary school teachers are among the 182 recipients. Local government, 164 recipients.
“The presentation of the bond certificates is a continuation of the commitment of the state government to workers’ welfare, in and out of service.
“This is another phase in fulfillment of Governor Adeleke’s open resolve to clear backlogs of salaries, pension, and emoluments issues within the public service.”
The statement recalled that Adeleke had commenced payment of inherited half salaries and other emoluments owed public servants by the past administration.