Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu has approved the payment of N3 billion as gratuity and death benefits to 1,172 beneficiaries for 2021.

The approval is contained in a statement issued yesterday in Birnin-Kebbi, the state capital by the Acting Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba-Bena.

“The payment is to cover 1,172 beneficiaries in the state, local governments and local government areas and the education authority,” he said.

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“The state government has given cumulative approval of more than N30 billion since 2015 for payment of gratuities and death benefits.

It approved N20 billion to cover from 2015 to 2018 and another N10 billion representing the balance for 2017 and 2018.

Full payment was approved for 2019 and 2021 for 3,724 retirees.