…..Says commitment to infrastructure devt will not affect workers, pensioners’ welfare

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has assured pensioners in the state that his administration has concluded plans to make disbursement of N200million monthly gratuities to them henceforth, promising to also review pensions in line with current realities.

Governor Oyebanji, who gave this assurance while disbursing over N500million in gratuity cheques to 152 pensioners in Ado- Ekiti on Monday, also promised to review the monthly pension following the discovery that some pensioners still receive abysmally low amount as monthly pension.

The Governor expressed his disapproval for the usual gathering of elderly people in a hall for the purpose of disbursing gratuity cheques to them, and directed the PTAD office to ensure they disburse gratuity on monthly basis henceforth.

The Governor, who also assured pensioners that government has started working out modalities to defray over N40Billion owed, said he had already approve N100million each for both state and local government retirees which must be disbursed on monthly basis to deserving pensioners.

According to him, “Forty Billion is just a number, I don’t think that is something we should not be able to resolve, I am in constant discussion with the committee that is doing this, they are almost done, we are looking at the best deal that will be acceptable to you and government. Once, we get to that level, we should be able to make a very definite mark on that number.

“I have approved that local government and state pensioners should be paid N100million every month for gratuity. I have just increased that of local government from N50million to N100million. So, every month, apart from pension, we will be paying N200million and I believe that will go a long way till we resolve the issue on ground.

“There is no need accumulating the money, it should be paid to the pensioners immediately they receive it. We don’t have to be coming here to be distributing cheques again, I don’t think it is necessary again. I am not doing this for political reason.”

Governor Oyebanji assured citizens of the state that his efforts at infrastructural development of the state would not in anyway affect his shared prosperity agenda for the people as he stressed the need for political leaders to be futuristic in attending to issues that concern the populace.

“On the concern raised by people on some quarters, that infrastructure development programme of his administration would negatively affect his welfare programmes, we are going to do the two together, because Ekiti State belongs to everybody and we must be futuristic. Ado was not like this when the state was created, we agreed to do the flyover because, we did traffic study of that place and we discovered that in the next five years, with the rate Ado is growing and if we wait till then, there will be chaos in town.

“It was a risk we took to do that and most of our infrastructural programmes are strategically thought out. As a leader, I have learnt to be futuristic, if we spend all our resources on welfare and palliatives, what happen to yet to be born children of Ekiti, so we must lay a very solid foundation for them. That is what we are doing with infrastructure and agriculture. We are investing heavily in agriculture so as to ensure that what happened this year is not allowed to happen next year.”, The Governor said

Speaking further, Governor Oyebanji to expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting the state saying without him, Ekiti would not have been able to achieve any meaningful development.

“As you are praying for me, please pray for President Tinubu, as president, he inherited both the assets and liabilities, part of the liabilities he inherited is a challenged economy, all these hardship is not caused by the president, but God had prepared him for a moment like this. I keep wondering what would have happened to Nigeria if we had a president that is not Asiwaju, that is not as prepared, that is not as courageous. He is the first president in this country that doesn’t have a godfather, so, nobody can harass him.

He stated in their separate goodwill messages, the Chairmen, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Elder Joel Akinola; Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Kolapo Olatunde; Trade Union Congress, Comrade Sola Adigun and Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Babafemi Ajoloko, commended Governor Oyebanji on his various efforts at changing that narratives by ensuring that workers and pensioners enjoy a new lease of life in the state.

Also at the event were Secretary to the State Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro, Head of Service, Engr. Sunday Komolafe, members of the state executive council, body of Permanent Secretaries among others.

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This is a welcome development.

Really

This issue of pension self. Go to their office and see very old people waiting for several years and months to get their pensions, most have died waiting in vain and one heartless, wicked or group of wicked souls, will collect the money and deposit it in banks as fixed deposit for a long time , while the owners are in abject poverty . I'm beginning to get tired of Nigeria, I use to believe and hope it can change but things happening everyday keeps killing that hope.

AngelGabbyShara:


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God bless

NIce one. Next, Obaseki, over to you

Rest should be sweet after labour

Oyebanji is doing well

But someone used 1 billion to renovate state house in state of Osun

If he had used half the money to pay gratuities dem go feel am for the state

If only we have 90% of good people, the world would have been a better place

SirLakes:
But someone used 1 billion to renovate state house in state of Osun

If he had used half the money to pay gratuities dem go feel am for the state

what were you expecting from a dancing governor, someone who's concerned about parties, drinking, ceremonies, e.t.c

charlypoker:
NIce one. Next, Obaseki, over to you

No dey compare yoruba governors with this man. The other day, someone was comparing Obaseki with Makinde of Oyo State.


These are performing governors. With the little in Ekiti, Oyebanji is doing fine. With much in Edo, Obaseki's work is not seen.


I live in Benin, my family in Ibadan: I know what I am talking about.
I have Edo people defending obaseki. One was even telling me that it is because Benin is big.
Haha, Benin is number 4 biggest city in Nigeria behind Ibadan, Kano, and Lagos. Edo is one of the six states with high IGR in Nigeria. No excuse.

You are a good governor...

There are 3 worst performing governors in south west
1. Darudapo Abiodun: this one is most useless governor in Nigeria.
2. Dancing Nurudeeni of Osun state
3. Oyebamiji of Ekiti; "Baba No Movement"

Governor fantastic!

When is Soludo pay gratuity in Anambra.
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I think I like this Ekiti governor. He is not as lousy as some others ( names withheld)

With his current model of 200m naira monthly to offset a 40 billion Naira backlog, it’ll take him 200 months (over 8 years) and that’s if nobody is retiring to join the list. Las las, most of these elderly folks that served the state win their prime would die without receiving their entitlements.
The reality is that aside from Lagos state, none of these governors send the retirees. The earlier those who are still in the state civil service realize this and plan well for their future post retirement, the better.
My mom retired back then in 2012. She hasn’t been paid her gratuity yet and the governor keep tossing them around.

This is a welcome development from the Man of the people.
Those useless former Governors of Ekiti state, they refused to pay this pensioners after years of service.
God will judge them all.
You have been deducting workers salary , all in the name of pension but after retirement, they will not pay them.
Is only former Governor Segun Oni that paid gratuity six months after retirement.
We give kudos to former Governor Segun Oni and our present Governor Oyebanji, you guys has done well.

AngelGabbyShara:


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Can you see one of the useless Governor we are talking about, 1billion for renovation and he didn't pay gratuity. That is what happened during former Governor Fayemi of Ekiti state, he built state house in Lagos with 5billion and still wasted Ekiti money and collected presidential aspirant form with 100million and he later step down after payment and he refused to pay gratuity to Ekiti pensioners for complete 8years of his terms. God will judge them all.

SirLakes:
But someone used 1 billion to renovate state house in state of Osun

If he had used half the money to pay gratuities dem go feel am for the state

mentioning those misfortune of governors in the same bracket as Oyebanji shows your ignorance about what is happening in Ekiti presently. If you have anyone on Ekiti, pls ask them

Meti99:
There are 3 worst performing governors in south west
1. Darudapo Abiodun: this one is most useless governor in Nigeria.
2. Dancing Nurudeeni of Osun state
3. Oyebamiji of Ekiti; "Baba No Movement"

I hope i see mine