Dickson Onyemeta, a retired level 6 officer from the Abia State civil service in the Ministry of Agriculture in 2006, said he could only boast of 12 birds he keeps in a cage.Information Guide Nigeria
Speaking with ICIR, he said his plan was to set up a commercial poultry farm with the hope that gains from the farm would be used to take care of himself and his family of seven children.
The 70-year-old man blamed his inability to set up the farm on the refusal of the state government to pay his then N460,000 gratuity.NYSC Portal
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He said: “Look at me; I am a family man who still has children to train even at 70 because I married very late. But I cannot discharge my responsibility as a father due to financial hardship,” he said disappointedly.
“I left the state civil service in 2006 to leverage my experience in the Ministry of Agriculture to set up a commercial poultry farm that would take care of my needs and my immediate family.
“But my dream was shattered due to the refusal of the state government to pay me my gratuity. My gratuity, which was N400,000, was a huge amount of money when I retired more than 15 years ago. All I have right now is a memory of disappointment.”
“We are suffering!” he exclaimed, while adding that “retirees are suffering, Abia State government is not treating us well.”JAMB Result
According to Onyemeta, he relies on prayers to treats his chronic arthritis.
He said, “I believe in prayers. I attend a white garment church, and I believe God will heal me.”
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