Ortom reveals when Benue retirees would receive pension arrears
The governor, who met the aggrieved pensioners at the entrance of the Government House in Makurdi where they had been sleeping in the last three days, said that the delay in the payment of their pensions was not deliberate.
He said although his administration was able to make significant efforts in the payment of the arrears of pension and gratuities, government was still owing over N20bn. He said that government would continue to source for funds to meet its obligations to the citizens, especially the senior ones. The governor said that government was working on getting a N40bn bond to address some of the challenges currently facing the state.
In his response, the Chairman of Concerned Pensioners, Mr Peter lkyado, expressed appreciation to the governor for taking time to meet them and urged him to quickly meet their demands as promised.
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