Fraud in pension payment
was discovered by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State administration.
Governor Oshiomhole ordered
the scrapping of the State Pensions Board and that a Bureau will be created to
oversee the payment of pensions just as he announced that the Government will
immediately key into Contributory Pensions Scheme as a way to stem the
incidences of fraud in pension payment.
The Governor has however
assured that within two weeks, Local Government pensioners will get paid as
steps have been taken to ensure that henceforth, regardless of the amount of
money accruing to Local Governments, they make provisions for the payment of
local government pensioners.
Oshiomhole who has already
sent the State Head of Service, Mr Jerry Obazele and Permanent Secretary,
Information and Communications Technology Agency, Mr Dan Aigbavboa on
retirement and directed members of the State Pensions Board to report to the
State Civil Service Commission for proper investigation and disciplinary action
in accordance with the Civil Service Rules said: “Government is aware that
quite a number of our senior citizens, particularly the ones who were in the
employment of the Local Governments, covered by the Local Government Pensions
Board, for some reasons have not received their pension for a couple of months.
Most real pensioners were
unable to get their gratuities, others had two vouchers in their names.
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