Respite for ex-Nigeria airways workers as FG begins settlement next Monday

The final verification for over 4,000 ex-Nigeria Airways workers begins next week just as the federal government announced that their benefits will be paid immediately after the verification exercise.

According to a statement by Mr. Paul Ella Abechi, the special adviser on Media and Communications to the Finance Minister, Mrs. Zaibab Ahmed, the payment exercise is to last one week simultaneously across three locations – Lagos, Kano and Enugu.

It stated that the government will on Monday, October 15, 2018 flag off the final verification and payment of the entitlements.

Daily Trust recalls that the federal government had approved N22.68 billion for the ex-workers of the defunct national carrier.

According to the statement, in Lagos Centre, the exercise will take place at Sky-Power Catering, Ikeja, Lagos, while it will hold at ABC (former Nigeria Airways Office), Bank Road, Kano, for the Kano Centre.

The venue for Enugu Centre is Villa Toscana Hotel, No 1 Aguleri Street, Independent Layout, Enugu.

The exercise will take place from Monday, October 15 to Monday, October 22, 2018 across the centres except in Enugu where it will end on Thursday, October 18, 2018.

The statement further stated that the beneficiaries are expected to come along with the following documents: Letter of Appointment, Letter of Confirmation, Letter of Last Promotion, Letter of Retirement, NAL Identity Card, Other Means of Identification (National ID Card, International Passport, Driver’s License, etc), Particulars of Bank Account: A cheque slip or statement of Bank Account, Letter of Administration to be presented by Next-of-Kin (NOKs) in the case of deceased beneficiaries.

“That beneficiaries will be subjected to biometric Data Capture; That beneficiaries should come along with copies of documents listed above for submission to the Verification Committee; That the beneficiaries are to be captured in an orderly manner hence, notice will be placed at the venue and specific date for capturing of each beneficiary will be indicated” the statement explained.