Over 30 years of retirement, Els would collect as much as $1.3 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Els received $27,331 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Els will have already received $84,478 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.