The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to continue to ensure that retirement benefits are processed and paid promptly to all retirees in the state.

The state Head of Service, BODE AGORO, who stated this at the first and second quarters of the year 2024 send-forth ceremony for 115 retirees of the civil service, urged the retirees to leverage the empowerment opportunities provided by the government to make them employers of labour.

AGORO said the present administration had put in place several initiatives and programmes to keep retirees active and remain connected to the state government.

He added that programmes put in place by the government for them include the bi-monthly webinar, quarterly training and sensitization, skills acquisition and vocational training as well as mentoring schemes, among others.

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