Anambra Pays Workers outstanding Salaries.
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, says he has fulfilled his pledge to workers in the state to pay all the salaries and pensions backlog, ahead of the deadline of 30 October.
Government commended workers for their patience so far and assure them that all efforts will be made to ensure that they are not owed any arrears of salary.
The Chairman of the Bailout Funds Management Committee, Mr. Obinna Oriaku declared today that all outstanding Salaries and Pensions in Abia State have been transmitted to banks for onward disbursement to their beneficiaries.
Going by the breakdown of the payments made, three month salary arrears owed council workers and four months to primary school teachers have been paid.
Arrears owed pensioners, ministries, agency and judiciary workers have also been cleared.
The biggest beneficiaries are Health Management Board workers, Abia University and Abia State University Teaching Hospital Staff: arrears running into seven and eight months have been paid.
Also paid are workers of Abia State polytechnic, owed six months and workers of College of Education, Arochukwu owed eight months.
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