Pensioners in Rivers State have appealed to the State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, to pay them their three months pension arrears before the end of April, 2015.

The pensioners, who spoke on Sunday under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Rivers State Chapter, lamented that the state government had not paid them (pensioners) since January this year.

A statement by the State NUP Chairman, Mr. Edward Festus-Abibo, and Secretary, Mr. Joseph Agbo, disclosed that members of the union had been suffering untold hardship as a result of the unpaid arrears.

It explained that such ugly situation had not happened in the past, even as he wondered why politicians and other workers had received their pay to date, except the pensioners in the state.

The pensioners said, “We regret to inform you that senior citizens of this state have not been paid their monthly pension allowance since January, 2015 to date (three months).

“We are suffering untold hardship under the midst of plenty. This kind of ugly situation has never occurred in the history of Rivers State. It is unbelievable that Rivers State Government owes pensioners when politicians and other workers have been paid up to March 2015.

“What evil have we committed that warrant this type of punishment? [size=13pt]]Before we were paid December, 2014, we protested twice and lost two of our members during the protest.[/size]

[size=14pt]“What an ugly situation! Presently, some of our members had been sent to their grave because of lack of medical care and starvation.”[/size]

It noted that pensioners in the state were currently owed six per cent increment since October 1, 2003 and 15 per cent increment since 2007, adding that such increases had been computed and sent to the governor for approval and release of fund for the past two years.

The statement added, “Recently, pension increase of 33 percent has been approved with effect from 1st July, 2010 and the State Government had not implemented it.

“We therefore, call on the state government to pay our monthly pension allowances for the months of January, February and March 2015 and other outstanding increases on pensions from 2003 to date before the end of this month (April).”

http://www.punchng.com/news/rivers-pensioners-ask-amaechi-to-pay-three-month-arrears/

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OFU ONYE, DAURA.
BIA K'ANYI GAA YA, SEVENTY BUCKS
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O BANYEGO?
DAURA, ONE CHANCE.
NAANI SEVENTY BUCKS
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- Amaechi.

APC... CHANGE . GEJ my HERO! FAYOSE my ROLE MODEL!!

Noisy Amaechi dedicated his state treasury to financing buhari campaigin.My ex-governor chinwoke mbadniju who is in APC once declared that pensioners are deadwood and Amaechi is toeing his footsteps.

Rivers state anti-amaechi sentiments keeps on getting justified.The pensioners are crying yet their governor gallivants from state to state waving broom while screaming sai buhari yet people expected him to make a mark in rivers elections.

To the pensioners weep no more Wiked Wike is here.

Rivers State, always in the news for every wrong reason.

With all this atrocity people still xpect APC to win in Rivers State

They should be patient, WIKE will do them well.

I know news like dis wil not take d front page cos is not GEP,PEJ,PDP. Mod taking side since2013

Sorry ur money has been used for
"mission. Aso Rock "
Osun pensioners has accepted their fate they no longer protest cuz itz useless
Nawa oo money dat can't even adequately foot dia bill they still won't pay
In osun have lost counting
As at wen I heard last itz 10pensioners dat has lost dia lives

God dey oo

Same in Osun ooo

APC please allow Rotimi Ameachi to pay his outstanding debts before absconding from River State oooooo


Abi eee don use all the money do campaign for Baba One Chance finish ni ?

Mods et al; please, biko, ejo, dan Allah, can we have a break from all this APC/PDP oriented news. Its taking all of my energy just reading the same thing over and over again under different headlines and coloured by different flavours of bigotry. Wallahi Tallahi sumo billahi the next time I see something about Jonathan or Buhari or Amaechi or Fayose eh...





Signed

Merieem

Ameachi don use una money campaign 4 buhari.

HzRF:
Sorry ur money has been used for
"mission. Aso Rock "
Osun pensioners has accepted their fate they no longer protest cuz itz useless
Nawa oo money dat can't even adequately foot dia bill they still won't pay
In osun have lost counting
As at wen I heard last itz 10pensioners dat has lost dia lives

God dey oo

Ameachi driver don pack his thiings commot because of unpaid salaries too.

PDP paid agents.

Nice comments so far

His partner in crime [size=90pt]GRANDPA. BUHARI[/size] told him to steal N6 billion & fund his campaign

plumule:
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MarieSucre:
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[size=90pt]CAUGHT[/size]

lol

If true let him pay them asap

This is precisely 2 years and 6months that we 2012 batch C corp members passed out up till now we have not heard from rivers state govt(governor Rotimi Amechi) owing to our state allowance..After diligently and patriotically serving Rivers state we got nothing..D state allowance that amounts to #110,000 which when added to our little savings over d
service year would be meaningful to venture into small business is now a mirage..Kabiru is this fair? Yet Amechi want us to support APC?

temitemi1:
APC... CHANGE . GEJ my HERO! FAYOSE my ROLE MODEL!!

Your hero is down , your role model is going down soon, no room for decamp cause ur going down as well

Hmm Ameachi still give them their own na, wike won't look their face ooo lol

Nkpu atago ego unu.

He used your money to buy brooms.

profjustine:
This is precisely 2 years and 6months that we 2012 batch C corp members passed out up till now we have not heard from rivers state govt(governor Rotimi Amechi) owing to our state allowance..After diligently and patriotically serving Rivers state we got nothing..D state allowance that amounts to #110,000 which when added to our little savings over d
service year would be meaningful to venture into small business is now a mirage..Kabiru is this fair? Yet Amechi want us to support APC?

report him to Tinubu.

Dear Pensioners, we're sorry. Your money was used to sponsor Buhari and APC with the hope that I will be made the VP. It was a bad gamble and the money is no more.

Regards,
Rotimi Amaechi

One chance movement activated!!!

ok