Okowa inherited N60bn unpaid pensions from predecessor--- CPS


photograph of protesting Delta retirees


---spends N1.5bn monthly on pensions payment


By Editor


Nov 10, 2022




Delta State Government on Thursday said it inherited over N50billion unpaid pension from his predecessor.

Olisa Ifeajika, the chief press secretary to the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa made the disclosure while answering questions on a radio programme in Asaba.


Ifeajika, who said the state government spend about N1.5billion on pension payment monthly, added that it was not true that the state government was not paying pensions regularly. 

He also debunked the rumours making round that the government had abandoned pensioners in the state to their own fate. 

According to him, the Okowa-led  administration inherited over N60 billion unpaid pension and been defraying it in addition to paying persons who  retired since he assumed office and had pushed up the liabilities. 

"Every month, the Okowa-administration releases at least N1.5 billion for the payment of pension liabilities which includes payment for inherited arrears, for those retiring since the administration came in, and to those under the old pension scheme. 

"The protest over pension liabilities is politically-motivated because at every point in time, we have made it clear that we remained committed to the payment of these liabilities. 

"The recent protest over pension was sponsored by some people for political reasons and Deltans know that. The government is paying pensions monthly and we will continue to prioritise the payment," he said. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

LAPO empowers 183,538 rural farmers with N75.4billion in 7 years

Image
By Editor Dec 16, 2022 The management of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) says it has disbursed the sum of N75.4billion to empower 183,538 rural farmers between 2015 and July 2022. Dr Honestus Obadiora, executive director of the organization made the disclosure on Thursday at a one-day webinar programme with the theme," Promoting Financial Inclusion for Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria. Obadiora said the disbursement was under the LAPO Rural Development Initiative (LARDI). He also disclosed that the LAPO Micro Finance Bank disbursed over N35 billion to small scale farmers from January 2012 to December 2021. He noted that the organization had continued to support agricultural development in the country through credit schemes, access to market and value chain addition for agricultural produces. He, however, emphasized the need to provide flexible financial opportunities to rural dwellers. Meanwhile, stakeholders at the programme advocated for financial ...
Read more

8 persons burnt to death in a tanker explosion in Edo community

Image
By Editor March 10, 2025 Eight passengers have been burnt to death in a tanker explosion in the Agbede community in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State. DailyMonitorngr reports that the accident happened on Sunday in the community by channel 5, along the Auchi- Benin expressway. Cyril Mathew, the Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident to newsmen on Monday in Benin City. Mathew said the accident involved four vehicles with two of them carrying diesel and other petroleum products. Mathew said the information available to him, revealed that one of the tankers descending the Ewu hill on the Benin-Auchi road had a failed brake and in the process rammed into other vehicles which ignited fire. According to him, as of today, Monday,  after the fire service had put out the fire, we counted seven corpses including the two that died on Sunday.  "Four victims with varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospi...
Read more

Edo Govt gives nod to deputy speaker to construct perimeter fence in two schools

Image
By Editor May 19, 2024   The Edo State Government has given approval to the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Maria Omozele Oligbi-Edeko to construct  perimeter fence in Ebhoiyi Demonstration Primary  and Idumu-Egelean Primary Schools in Esan North East Local Government Area. Dailymonitorngr reports that the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) gave the nod to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, representing Esan North East constituency II  to construct perimeter fences in the two schools. The schools were  last Thursday handed over to the Deputy Speaker and  the engineer by the Education Secretary, Esan North East Local Government Area  in Uromi, the administrative headquarters of the local Government.  Earlier, SUBEB had given an approval to the Deputy Speaker to carry out the project in compliance with State Government directive. The approval from SUBEB to the deputy speaker contained the architectural...
Read more