Governor Alex Otti has frowned at the attitude of Abia pensioners who after receiving their many years of pension arrears in line with the agreement entered with the government now accused the government of deceiving them.
Governor Alex Otti made this known during a crucial meeting he held with the leadership of the NLC and TUC including the Affiliate Bodies in the State led by the NLC Chairman, Comrade Ogbonnaya Okoro.
He noted that his administration met on ground unpaid pension arrears dating from 2014 and has defrayed the same, noting that since April this year, Abia pensioners have been receiving their full pension on the 28th of every month. He thanked the Concerned Abia Pensioners for speaking up on the matter.
“The first time I met with the NUP leadership, they were clear to me to say that what was important to them was to be able to get the government to commit to paying them 100 percent of their pension from that month, and forget about the arrears and I felt it was not fair”.
The State Chief Executive, while describing Abia’s work force as a major vehicle that brought him to power, equally thanked the workers for remaining major stakeholders in the rebuilding agenda of the State Government.
He said that the essence of the meeting was to have an interaction with Abia workforce and to thank them for their support to his administration which has changed the image of the state for the better.
