Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has directed the accountant general of the state to pay pensioners their three months arrears owed them by the past administration.
The governor, who gave the directive at the weekend, said it was callous and insensitive to owe pensioners who had served the state creditably. Reported by thisday
A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Wike, Opunabo Inko-Taria, yesterday noted that pensioners in the state were owed for months by former Governor Chibuike Amaechi.
“Not even the strike they embarked on to get Amaechi to pay them worked. Some of them even died in penury out of frustration,” he said.
He said the governor has promised to ensure regular payment of their pensions.
Wike had earlier directed that civil servants in the state be paid their April and May salary arrears.
