Jubilation As Enugu Pensioners Thank Ugwuanyi For Payment Of Gratuities

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Jubilation as Enugu Pensioners thank Ugwuanyi for payment of gratuities

…Reiterate support for gov’s re-election

A
delegation of pensioners of Enugu State, who have benefitted from the
monthly N100 million approved by the administration of Governor Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi for payment of arrears of gratuities from May 2018, on
Wednesday paid a Thank-you visit to the governor “for rescuing them in
their time of need”.

The elated beneficiaries, who described
gratuity as “the life-wire of every retiree”, in an address presented by
the State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Comrade
Damian Udeani, praised God for using Gov. Ugwuanyi to perform miracle in
their lives.

They said they could not thank the governor enough
for reviving the payment of gratuities in Enugu State, disclosing that
“over the years, before Your Excellency came on board, pensioners have
been denied this life rejuvenating benefit”.

According to them,
“many pensioners have passed on without getting it. But now, Your
Excellency has gladdened the hearts of pensioners in Enugu State with
the revival of payment of gratuities”.

Reiterating their firm
support for Gov. Ugwuanyi’s re-election, the jubilant pensioners also
appreciated the governor for paying their pensions as and when due,
declaring: “We, our families and our friends will pray and do our part
to see that you continue in office”.

The retirees, who pointed
out that they never lobbied before receiving the gratuities, applauded
the governor for the success of the exercise, which they attributed to
“your order of non-interference in the committee’s job of disbursement
of the monthly released N100 million to the appropriate beneficiaries”.

According
to the address presented by the State Chairman of Trade Union Congress
(TUC) of Nigeria, Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe, on behalf of the
committee supervising the payment of the fund, more than 600 retirees
have been paid their gratuity amounting to over N700 million, while
outstanding gratuities from January 2009 to March 2010 have so far been
cleared.

The committee explained that before the governor’s kind
approval, “arrears of gratuities and revalidation amounted to N16,123,
841, 779.80”, adding that “this amount covers retirees from January 2009
to May 2018”.

“The beauty of this exercise is that it is devoid
of manipulation from any quarters, not even from His Excellency. Most of
the beneficiaries were called unexpectedly to come and pick their
cheques while others on routine check saw their names published for
payment on the notice board of their Sub Treasury. They could not
believe that they could be paid their gratuity without lobbying anybody
for it.

“Your Excellency, the beneficiaries of this your
benevolence have returned like the biblical one leper to say THANK YOU
for wiping their tears and bringing succor to them and their families
when they least expected it”, the committee stated.

One of the
beneficiaries, Chief Benjamin Ejibe, expressed joy and gratitude to Gov.
Ugwuanyi for rescuing him from his suffering, saying that he was in a
hospital when “I received a call that my name was among those to be paid
their gratuity”.

In her speech, the Chairman of Association of
Retired Permanent Secretaries, Mrs. Vivian Eze, told the governor that
“it has never been so before until you came into office”, pointing out
that all pressure of school fees, hospital bills, rents and others, on
them had reduced since May last year.

Enugu State is truly in the Hands of God! #amokelouis

Source:- Thepunditng

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