Abiodun: Ogun pays N70bn pension, gratuities, increases quarterly arrears payment to N600m

By Adeleye Kunle

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration has increased the quarterly payment to defray outstanding gratuities from N500m to N600m.

The governor, who noted that his administration would continue to put the welfare of the people, especially the senior citizens at the front burner, equally disclosed that over N70billion had been released for the payment of gratituity arrears since he assumed office in 2019.

Abiodun made this disclosure during the Town Hall Meeting on the 2023- 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework(MTEF) and 2023 Budget for Ogun East Senatorial District, held in Ijebu-Ode.

He explained that the economy of Ogun is on a sustainable path as the state has been able to realize over N70billion as Internally Generated Revenue between the months of January and September, 2022.

The governor attributed the upward increase in the state’s IGR to the quality reforms initiated and implemented by his administration.

“We are happy to report to you that our state’s economy is on a sustainable path; largely to our focus on quality reform initiatives introduced by our administration. These include among others our land reform – the Ogun State Land and Revenue Management System; Judicial reforms; tax reforms and all other public financial management reforms