Borno: Gov. Zulum gives 10, 319 workers, pensioners leave grants

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has approved payment of 2018 outstanding leave grants to‎ 9,898 workers, gratuities to families of 185 deceased pensioners and a compassionate intervention to families of 236 deceased pensioners. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Relations and Strategy, Isa Gusau, in a statement, said Zulum had ‎directed the head of service to work with the state’s Ministry of Finance to ensure payments hit bank accounts of all beneficiaries within days.

He said the governor also approved the payment of furniture allowance to two permanent secretaries who were in office when the governor paid an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat in Maiduguri on May 31, 2019.