Edo Pensioners To Smile To The Bank Before Christmas

The Edo State Government has concluded arrangements to pay the gratuity of 2010, 2011 pensioners next week, a few days before Christmas.

A Government Special Announcement issued by the Head of Service, Gladys Idahor, said: “There will be pensioner verification exercise for officials who retired in the Year 2010 and 2011 but have not been paid their gratuity.”

According to the statement, verification of 2010 retirees will hold on December 21, 2015 at the Staff Training Centre, Okada Avenue, Benin City, while that of 2011 retirees will hold on December 22 at the same venue.The statement said: “All pensioners are required to come with the original and photocopy of their Pension ID Cards, Yellow Form, Letter of First Appointment, Letter of Retirement and Biometric Form.”

The statement added that “pensioners who are successfully screened will be paid their gratuity the following day”, warning that “there will be no verification by proxy.”.