Pensions: Gov Adeleke beats records of his two predecessors, pays N12,7bn.
Pensions: Gov Adeleke beats records of his two predecessors, pays N12,7bn By Yinka Folarin Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke has surpassed records of his All Progressive Congress (APC) predecessors in pension payment with N12.7bn paid within 18 months of being in power, against N11.1bn paid by his predecessors in 12 years. Adeleke made the disclosure amidst cheering responses of senior citizens when he released another N4bn bond for retires at state and local levels on Friday. “For my administration, the amount of bonds released from December 2022 to date across State and LGAs is Twelve Billion, Seven Hundred and Nineteen Million, Two Hundred and Forty Five Naira (N12, 719,245,528,00),” he said. “I invite us all to note that the administration of my two predecessors for 12 years paid Eleven billion, One Hundred and Fifty Five Million, Six Hundred and Fifty One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eight Hundred Naira (N11,155,651,780.56) for gratuities at the State level. “Today, I am presenti...