Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has said that his administration inherited over N359 billion in salary arrears for several years from his predecessor.<\/p>\n
The governor stated this at Okpoga, headquarters of \u00a0Okpokwu Local Government Area on Monday, during a thank you tour of \u00a0Ado\/Okpokwu\/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency.<\/p>\n
He alleged that previous administrations in the state lied to the people and that the Federal Government denied them funds to pay salaries.<\/p>\n
The governor promised that his administration would continue to prioritise the payment of workers\u2019 salaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cHenceforth, civil servants in the State will be paid from the 22nd of every month,\u201che said.<\/p>\n
He thanked the people for the confidence reposed in him to lead the State and promised to revive the Igumale Cement factory as well as construct access roads in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see that Okpoga is in darkness, I will light it up with 5,000 kw electricity. I have come to reduce your pains and suffering.,\u201che said.<\/p>\n
He urged them to continue to support his administration and be patient with President Bola Tinubu , as he has good policies for Nigerians.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Mr Daniel Onjeh, a former Senatorial candidate under the All Progressives Congress ( APC), urged the governor to match words with \u00a0action by fulfilling his campaign \u00a0promises to the people.<\/p>\n
Onjeh said the opposition parties were mocking the people that he has abandoned them in terms of infrastructures and appointments.<\/p>\n
\u2018The opposition is asking what you have done for Benue South. We want to see things manifest. Do not be distracted by the blackmail of the opposition\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Benjamin Omakolon, \u00a0the APC Acting Chairman, while receiving 500 persons who defected from the opposition parties to the APC at the event, \u00a0promised them \u00a0equal treatment.<\/p>\n
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has said that his administration inherited over N359 billion in salary arrears for several years from his predecessor. The governor stated this at Okpoga, headquarters…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n