{"id":89890,"date":"2021-12-14T18:02:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89890"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:02:09","slug":"abia-gov-releases-n3-2-billion-for-salary-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/abia-gov-releases-n3-2-billion-for-salary-arrears\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia Gov releases N3.2 billion for salary arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu has released over N3.2 billion for the payment of salary arrears of Abia workers in different parastatals.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Information, Dr. Eze Chikamnayo, who disclosed this at a press briefing Monday in Umuahia, explained that contrary to misconception in certain quarters, that no core civil servant in any Government Ministry is being owed.<\/p>\n<p>He identified the benefiting parastatals to include Abia Health Management Board, N828 million; Secondary School teachers, N983 million; four months subvention to Abia State University Uturu; and 12 months arrears for staff of Abia State College of Education Technical, Arochukwu, ACETA.<\/p>\n<p>Others include N520 million for Abia pensioners; two months subvention for Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH; five months subvention plus additional N200 million for College of Health Technology Aba to relocate to its permanent site; and four months subvention for Abia State Polytechnic.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a question on why Government should wait until there is a backlog of arrears of salary before defraying them, Chikamnayo blamed some elements allegedly sponsored by the opposition for sabotage and the endemic corruption in the system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d Some people sponsored by the opposition have become the virus in computer of progress in Abia but never again shall Government give them any chance\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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