Lagos state government has
paid N801million to another set of 179 retirees, as accrued pension
rights for the month of February 2017.
Vicnuel observed
that civil service, local government, state universal basic education board, teacher’s
establishment pensions office and other parastatals of government were the
beneficiaries of the gesture.
These government
agencies expressed gratitude to the state government for its consistency in the
payment of terminal benefits.
Mrs. Folashade Onanuga,
speaking during the 36th retirement benefit bond certificate presentation
ceremony held Tuesday at NECA House, Ikeja, Lagos, south-west Nigeria congratulated
the beneficiaries and implored them to use it judiciously.
According
to her, “the current recession made it mandatory for individuals to be prudent
and enjoined them to adjust their lifestyle to the economic realities.”
Her
words: “This is the evening season of your life and it is expedient to manage
your level of expenditure so as to reduce the stress that can hamper your
health. Most importantly, be contented and avoid quick gains as many schemes
designed to empower you are actually traps to deprive you of what you laboured
for.”
“This administration
is very much interested in your well-being and as such, the commission intends
to keep in touch with you often in order to get feedback on your lives out of
office and how the state could be of help”, she added.
Olawale Otun, head
technical department for LASPEC also educated the retirees on the importance of
writing will and on how to process their retirement benefit bond certificates
and the two exit options available to them.
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