{"id":25360,"date":"2024-04-01T15:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=25360"},"modified":"2024-04-01T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:10:47","slug":"governor-kefas-allocates-n1-billion-for-pensioners-gratuity-in-taraba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/01\/governor-kefas-allocates-n1-billion-for-pensioners-gratuity-in-taraba\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Kefas Allocates N1 Billion for Pensioners&#8217; Gratuity in Taraba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has allocated N1 billion for the payment of gratuities to pensioners in the state, reaffirming his commitment to honoring those who have served diligently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the initial N1 billion, Governor Kefas has approved a monthly allocation of N200 million to gradually clear the backlog of gratuities, acknowledging the unfairness of withholding entitlements from hardworking retirees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Rose Garba Ajiya, the Permanent Secretary of Pensions, expressed gratitude for the governor&#8217;s gesture, stating that it would bring an end to years of anguish and frustration among elderly pensioners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assuring efficient disbursement, Mrs. Ajiya affirmed that her team is fully prepared to commence payments, with all records meticulously maintained for accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pensioners, who recounted the last significant assistance received in 2011, appealed to the governor to oversee the payment process personally, ensuring transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has allocated N1 billion for the payment of gratuities to pensioners in the state, reaffirming his commitment to honoring those who have served diligently. &nbsp; In addition to the initial N1 billion, Governor Kefas has approved a monthly allocation of N200 million to gradually clear the backlog of gratuities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":25361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25362,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25360\/revisions\/25362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}