ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNOR ASSURES SUPPORT TO SETTLE UNPAID BENEFITS OF PENSIONERS 31-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has received a report from the committee constituted to ascertain the position of Zamfara State and Local Government Pension Contributions.
The governor recieved the report of the committee during the executive council meeting held in Gusau, the state capital.
He said, on October 9th, 2023, the Zamfara State Executive Council formed a committee, led by the Head of Service, to determine the status of Zamfara State and Local Government Pension Contributions.
Governor Lawal further explained that, the funds were supposed to be remitted to Pension Funds Administrators (PFAs) who were responsible for managing the workers’ Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) in the State, but were not remitted.
Earlier while presenting the report, the committee chairman who double as head of service, stated that the non-remittance was a gross violation of the Pension Reform Law/Act (2014) governing the conduct of the Contributory Pension Scheme as regulated by the National Pension Commission (PenCom).
He further reiterated that the non-remittance led to the inability of the Pension Funds Administrators (PFAs) to pay the retirement and death benefits to appropriate beneficiaries, which resulted in the backlog of unpaid benefits currently overburdening the State Government.
Governor Lawal expressed willingness to provide the necessary support to settle all unpaid benefits of pensioners in the state.