* Laud Otti for fulfilling his promise
Several pensioners in Abia State have confirmed payment of their accumulated pensions owed by previous administrations.
The pensions, according to the Abia State government, were owed between 2014 and part of 2023.
Governor Alex Otti, while addressing the congregation at Christ The King Catholic Church (CKC) at Aba on Thursday, had declared that “some of you (Pensioners) have been owed since 2014. At the end of today (Thursday, March 28, 2024), all of you will smile. Check your accounts at the end of business today.”
Also earlier in his address to Abia people, promised to clear the accumulated pensions by the first quarter of 2024.
Reports as of Thursday evening confirmed that indeed the government had kept its promise.
Some of the pensioners, who included Mrs. Lucy Samuel Nne, Onyema Agbandu and Kalu Ogbonna confirmed receiving credit alerts.
The elated retirees thanked Governor Alex Otti for the payment, saying he kept to his campaign promise.
The pensioners berated previous administrations in Abia, especially the immediate past, for allegedly treating them badly
The Chairman of Concerned Abia Pensioners, Emeka Okezie who regularly led protests against the previous government, could not be reached for his reaction as at the time of this report.
