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By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
GOMBE — The Gombe State Government has approved N10.32 billion to settle outstanding gratuities owed retired civil servants at the state and local government levels.
The approvals were among decisions reached at the 56th meeting of the Gombe State Executive Council, SEC, presided over by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.
The decisions were disclosed on Wednesday during a post-EXCO briefing conducted by the Commissioner for Information, Ambassador Moses Kyari, alongside commissioners whose ministries presented memoranda considered by the c...