Yusuf made the assertion while delivering an address at the second phase payment of N5 billion gratuity and death benefits to beneficiaries from some categories of 2016 – 2019, in Kano
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He however disclosed that payment of pension is not a privilege done to the beneficiaries but a constitutional right that must be preserved.
According to him the pension system run by the previous administration was corrupt such that payments to beneficiaries were marred by illegal deductions, to the extent that pensioners don’t even know what exactly they are worth.
He added that the “Deductions made to pentioners by the previous administration were illegal, they did it because they were corrupt.
He therefore hinted that “All the deducted money was not sent into the government treasuries. There are no records to that effect.”
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He further disclosed that ” They
used consultants to deduct those funds and the funds did not return to the state” Yusuf declared.
Yusuf however advised the pensioners to petition the state on those irregularities, while assuring that the state will conduct an investigation into the matter to recover their money.
He then stated that “What the state government can do is to support you to get your funds recovered.
“I advise that you petition the stage government on why the deductions that were made and demand for your money.he said
Yusuf however hinted that “It is based on this that the full investigation will be ordered to ensure that those monies are duly recovered and returned to you”
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He then handed a dummy cheque of N5 billion to the state pensions board.
More so, N1,940,586,786:96 was instantly disbursed to 1,140 pensioners paid by the governor through electronic pension payment system.