Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has told civil servants and pensioners in the State that they will have cause to smile as he promises to make sure they get their salaries and gratuities on the 28th of every month.
Otti, who made the promise in his maiden speech after his inauguration on Monday, promised to commence the payment of May 2023 salaries and pensions to all civil servants and retirees in the State within the next few days.
Otti, who noted that he is not comfortable with the existing “core” and “non-core” civil servants nomenclature, said beginning from June 2023, all salary and pension obligations of the State would be settled on the 28th of every month.
The governor also revealed his administration’s plans to reform the State civil service by prioritising the workforce for efficiency and professionalism.
Under the immediate past administration of Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia workers, least of all pensioners, were being owned their salaries and stipends, while the government pretended that all was well.