Kebbi approves payment of N556m gratuity to ex-councillors

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the payment of over N556 million severance gratuity to former local government chairmen and councillors in the state. The State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Hassan Muhammad-Shalla, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said, “His…