From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State government has domesticated a law extending the retirement age of some section of civil servants in the State.
The category of civil servants are administrative and non administrative staff of state owned tertiary institutions including College of Educations Katsina-Ala and Oju as well as Ugbokolo Polytechnic in Okpokwu local government area.
While signing the bill to extend the retirement age from 60 to 65 years into law on Tuesday at Government House Makurdi, Governor Samuel Ortom boasted that his administration has signed the highest number of laws over 55 more than any government in the State.
He added that all the laws were for the best interest of the people, maintaining that for the new law, his governmemt is replicating what is done at the Federal level.
“With this new law, except one is stricken with illness, it is expected that as you age, you get better in experience”, Ortom said.
In another vein, the Benue State has directed the lifting of ban on motorcycles in the Sankera axis consisting of Katsina-Ala, Logo and Ukum local government areas of the State.
A statent signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom Nathaniel Ikyur said the lifting of the ban takes immediate effect.
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