The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the payment of the sum of N2,253,214,569.36 billion naira as pension and gratuity payments, as well as Group Life Insurance, claims for 445 retirees, including families of some deceased officers of the FCT.
The Director, FCT Pension Department, Mr. Rotimi Ajayi, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting with pension desk officers of the various Secretariats, Departments, and Agencies in Abuja, on Thursday.
According to him, the sum would also include the 2019 arrears benefits of the affected staff, adding that the approval is for accrued benefits to 197 staff who retired from Secretariats, Departments, and Agencies of the FCT Administration, while the other 248 persons were next of kin to the deceased.
The Director further disclosed that of the N2.25bn sum, “N964,123,713.47 was for Next of Kin of the 248 deceased officers; N587,456,832.78 for payment of accrued right benefits to 197 Retirees; while N701,634,023.11 was released as pension arrears occasioned by salary increment of the year 2019.”