Govt says 73.2% of Kwara pensioners yet to register for Resident Registration

Hauwa Nuru, Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, on Sunday, said at least 73.2% of State pensioners had not registered with the Kwara State Resident Registration Agency (KWSRRA) in spite of the Government’s nearly one year advocacy for them to enrol.

Nuhu, in a statement issues by Babatunde Toyin Abdulrasheed, Press Secretary of the Ministry said: “We have been on this campaign for nearly one year. The state started almost a year ago. The government has given enough windows for all workers and pensioners to enroll. Now, we are left with no option than to pay only those whose details we can verify in line with our commitment to further clean the payroll and free up resources.”

The Commissioner added that the Government had discovered some disturbing evidence of payroll fraud perpetrated by a cartel, saying the fraud had been reported to the Police for further investigation and prosecution of the suspects.

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This cartel is deploying every trick to frustrate the KWSRRA process and the verification of authentic workers and pensioners. adding that they are getting them.

Meanwhile, the Kwara State Government has approved the upward review of monthly pension by N10,000 across board for all pensioners in the State.

“The date for the implementation of this agreement for pension review in the Kwara State Public Service shall be effective from 1st June, 2025,” according to an agreement that the Government signed with the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC) at the instance of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Friday, May 23rd, 2025.