“I Owe No Salary”, Ikpeazu Responds To Abia Gov-Elect Otti

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has revealed the truth behind the civil service workers’ welfare in the state. Ikpeazu disclosed that it is not true that he is owing civil servants the state salaries for several months. LEGIT NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria

The Governor-Elect of the state, Alex Otti, had after his election, said he contested for the third time because the current government never addressed issues that made him run for the office the first time, including owing workers salaries.JAMB Result

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However, reacting to Otti’s claims on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, March 30, Ikpeazu said no “core civil servant” is being owed any salary, adding that those that have issues with salaries are working in parastatals. “I have 31,000 workers in Abia workforce and 29,000 of them are up to date as we speak in salary payment.JAMB Portal

“Parastatals receive subvention. I don’t pay their salaries because they are revenue-generating agencies of government,” Ikpeazu said.NYSC Portal

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