One week to election, Lagos State Government paid ₦1.2 billion pensions to retirees.

Some social media users had criticised the decision to pay retirees at this time, claiming the action was political.

According to the Lagos State Government, the ₦1.2 billion Naira given in pensions to retirees was not to seek for vote support in the upcoming March 18 governorship election.

A spokesman for the Governor of Lagos State, Jubril Gawat, responded to concerns of vote buying raised. .

He said pension payments were made in the state monthly.

A tweet he posted read: “Pension bond certificate issuance is done practically almost every month. It’s a specified process.

“Not for election. And has been one of the most consistent states across the nation”.

While giving the retirees their pension bond certificates, Babalola Obilano, the head of the Lagos Pension Commission, asked them to manage their money wisely.

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“As you can see, we paid ₦1.2bn because the governor is striving to ensure that we pay down this backlog.

“The governor has vowed that he will continue paying this sum each month to settle the backlog,” he said.