Benue State’s Governor Hyacinth Alia has authorised the implementation of the revised retirement age and length of service requirements for all categories of teachers in the state who are accredited by the TRCN.
Recall that Chief Samuel Ortom, the state’s immediate past governor, signed a bill in May that extended the retirement ages for teachers, including those working in postsecondary institutions, and set the new retirement age at 65. The length of service was also fixed at 40 years, depending on which came first.
The approval was contained in a circular that was signed by the Head of Service, Dr. Moses Ode, according to a statement made by Tersoo Kula, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary.
The statement partly read:
“the new implementation takes effect from May, 2023, following the enactment of the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers by the Benue State House of Assembly, which was signed into law by the outgone administration.
“Under the new approval, the new age of retirement for the teaching profession is sixty five (65) years with the length of service pegged at forty (40) years, depending on whichever is earlier for the teachers.”
cc: Vanguard Ng
