File: Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the payment of ₦3.82 billion in gratuities to 985 retirees across the state.
The beneficiaries comprise 509 retirees from the 2020 batch and 476 retirees from the 2015–2019 batches, drawn from the mainstream civil service, secondary schools and state parastatals.
In a post on its X handle on Wednesday, speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Aiyedatiwa described the payment as a “debt of honour”, saying his administration was committed to clearing the gratuity arrears inherited from previous administrations.
Aiyedatiwa said the state inherited billions of naira in outstanding gratuity obligations but had adopted a systematic approach to settling the debts.
