Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq Promises Pensioners New Secretariat

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq promised pensioners in the state a permanent secretariat and a bus during a meeting with the Nigerian Union of Pensioners leadership in Ilorin. The governor highlighted that the current office was secured through a Certificate of Temporary Occupancy, which did not guarantee permanent ownership.

He committed to collaborating with the Head of Service to secure a permanent location and resolve current rent issues. Commissioner for Finance Hauwa Nuru stated that the government was current with pension payments, attributing non-payments from 2015 to 2018 to retirees' failure to participate in a verification exercise.

NUP chairman Mahmud Saidu praised the governor for improvements in pension administration since May 2019, noting that the previous government had left pensioners with partial payments and significant arrears. Saidu acknowledged that the current administration had settled outstanding salary deductions exceeding four billion naira and ensured timely salary payments.