Civil servants on boards must be active, voice views, says Chief Secretary
PUTRAJAYA: Government-appointed board members must actively strengthen governance and accountability rather than merely attend meetings, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Chief Adegboyega Adegoke, the Action Democratic Congress gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State, has revealed that retired civil servants often face a lengthy wait of seven to 10 years before receiving their entitlements. This issue is described as worrisome and unfortunate by Adegoke, who addressed the people of Oyo East, Oyo West, Atiba, and Afijio local government areas on Monday.
The ADC candidate criticized the existing pension and gratuity payment methods, calling them archaic, and emphasized that this is the reason most retired civil servants are not receiving their entitlements on time. He proposed a change in the system, stating that retired civil servants should be enrolled in the pension scheme the month following their retirement, and that the gratuity process should commence before retirement. This would allow retirees to immediately benefit from their pension upon retirement.
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