Pay gratuities to public employees at retirement — Civil servants
Senior civil servants in the country under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, have reiterated their demand for the payment of gratuities to public employees at retirement. ASCSN contended that no portion of the Pension Reform Act 2014 as amended remove or forbid the payment of gratuity to workers whether private or public at retirement. Members of ASCSN in a communique issued at the end of the Association’s 5th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference, NDC, in Lagos, implored the Government to restore payment of gratuity to public service employees that had been denied the benefits in the interest of justice, equity and fairness. Members of ASCSN from the various organs of the Association such as the Units, Branches and Chapters in the 36 states of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, attended the NDC. In the communique signed by the new President and confirmed Secretary General, Shehu Mohammed and Joshua Apebo, respecti...