MAY 13, 2015 : CHUKWUDI AKASIKE, PORT HARCOURT.


CIVIL servants and pensioners on Wednesday
besieged the Rivers State Secretariat in Port Harcourt
to protest the non-payment of their salaries and
pension arrears by the state government. The protesters had moved in droves to the secretariat
at about 9am, even as workers refused to attend to
anybody that sought their assistance at the
secretariat. The protest caused a gridlock for some minutes as
workers and pensioners chanted war songs, calling
on the state government to pay their salaries and
pensions. One of the leaders of the protesting workers, Mr. Tony
Ochiagha, told newsmen that the protest became
necessary as a result of the two months salaries
owed them by the state government. Ochiagha pointed out that it was the first time in the
history of civil service in the state that workers would
be owed for two months, adding that the third month
was already running. He stated that pensioners, who were owed five
months pension arrears were also going through
tough times as they could no longer afford to pay their
bills and feed well. Ochaigha said,

“We are talking to Rivers State
Government who is our employer. The Civil Service is
the engine room and the platform on which every
administration functions. So, why would they play on
the impulse of the Civil Service?.

” Also, the State Secretary of the Nigeria Union of
Pensioners in Rivers State, Mr. Joseph Agbo, said
pensioners in the state had not been paid for five
months. Agbo urged Amaechi to pay them before leaving
office, adding that apart from the five months being
owed pensioners, other backlog of arrears such as
the 14 per cent, 15 per cent and 38 per cent increases
have not been paid, even when they have been
computed and sent to the governor for action.

“Pension is a right and not a privilege. Before the
governor came on board, salaries of civil servants and
pensioners were regular, but all these are no more.

“We have, on six occasions, had demonstrations in
the past over the anomalies and our members are
dying without getting their entitlements,” he added.

source; http://www.punchng.com/news/workers-pensioners-besiege-rivers-secretariat-over-unpaid-salaries/

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Enough is enough... A workman is worthy of his pay.

The state government should pay the workers

change

All we hear about is CHANGE, but they have never told us if its a positive change or negative change, hope it's the former.

A state rich in both human and Natural resources like Rivers has no business owing salaries and pension to it's workers. Rotimi Ameachi will go down in history as one of the most irresponsible governor Nigeria has ever produced.

amaechi

Amaechi again?

Ameachi pay workers salary before you leave office o!

To some who stay outside rivers state ameachi is a hero, But we here know better

Tecnonews24:
To some who stay outside rivers state ameachi is a hero, But we here know better

In Osogbo, Kastina, Lagos, Abeokuta, Bauchi etc. They see him as a very great role midel.


Watch out what they will say to this post!!!

"A holy prophet is not recognised in his home!!! "

What happened to the money nah?