The Enugu State Govt has licensed the fee of N32 billion in exceptional gratuity arrears owed to retired civil servants courting again to 2000, with an preliminary N10 billion scheduled for disbursement subsequent week.
The approval bureaucracy a part of Governor Peter Mbah’s efforts to settle inherited retirement duties and cope with longstanding fee delays affecting pensioners around the state.
The Secretary to the State Govt (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this on Friday, October 16, 2026, whilst briefing reporters following the State Govt Council assembly in Enugu.
In keeping with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN), Onyia stated the federal government had finished a complete verification workout to ascertain the true quantity owed to retirees during the last 26 years.
Enugu outlines N32 billion fee plan
Onyia defined that the state executive would unlock N10 billion per thirty days between October and December 2026 as a part of a phased agreement association.
He famous that the fee construction used to be designed to make sure that verified retirees won their exceptional advantages with out additional delays.
- “As soon as the primary N10 billion is exhausted, any other N10 billion shall be launched, adopted through the 3rd tranche till the exceptional arrears are cleared,” he stated.
The SSG disclosed that the N32 billion legal responsibility had already been captured within the state’s 2026 funds and licensed through the Enugu State Space of Meeting.
He attributed the buildup of arrears to years of abnormal and unstructured gratuity bills beneath earlier administrations.
Native Govt Gratuity Arrears Exceed N10 Billion
Past the state executive’s gratuity duties, Onyia disclosed that exceptional native executive gratuity arrears had been estimated at over N10 billion.
- He stated Governor Mbah had licensed a gathering of the State Financial Council to check the liabilities and decide an acceptable agreement framework.
- One proposal into account comes to deducting N1 billion per thirty days from native executive finances to settle the exceptional duties over roughly 10 months.
- The federal government has additionally verified 66,783 serving and retired employees to get rid of irregularities and make sure transparency within the fee procedure.
Retirees who skilled difficulties all the way through verification were recommended to publish proceedings to the committee working beneath the Place of work of the Secretary to the State Govt.
Onyia maintained that the management had persisted paying pensions and gratuities to employees retiring beneath the present executive whilst addressing inherited liabilities.
Enugu’s Earlier Pension Cost Efforts
The most recent approval follows earlier efforts through the Enugu State Govt to handle exceptional pension duties inherited from previous administrations.
The most recent dedication additionally comes amid stepped forward earnings era in Enugu. In February 2026, Nairametrics reported that the state generated N406.8 billion in internally generated revenue in 2025, attaining roughly 80% of its annual goal. The rise adopted reforms geared toward increasing the state’s earnings base and lowering dependence on federal allocations.