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Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Firefire(m): 4:03pm On Sep 24, 2015
There is no doubt that Imo State Government has fully accessed the bailout fund promised by the Federal Government. Governor Rochas Okorocha had, during a recent public function in Owerri, confirmed this development. Okorocha equally announced the appointment of some functionaries to manage the fund. This includes the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Sir Jude Ejiogu, and his son in-law that doubles as the Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu.

Howeverr, uncertainty appears to be the common refrain among respondents in Imo State, on what the state government has either done, is doing or not doing with the bailout fund recently released to it by the Federal Government.


One of the labour leaders in the state told South East Voice that the state government owed workers and pensioners varying sums before the release of the Federal Government’s N26 billion bailout fund, which is expected to be paid back in 20 years, civil servants were owed varying sums as unpaid salaries.

Civil servants are owed three months salaries as at the time of filing this report. Workers in government parastatals and agencies are owed between six to eight months. The plight of pensioners is most pitiable. A few instances would suffice at this point.

Retired primary school teachers were owed 18 months arrears of pensions before the Federal Government sent the bailout lifeline. Currently, pensioners are now owed for 20 months.

That is not the end of the long list. Civil pensioners are owed seven months, while local government health workers are grappling with six months of their uncleared salaries. Other local government workers are owed three months and teachers, two months.

Among the parastatals, the staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, is owed for four months, Imo Newspapers workers, seven months. Workers of Imo Blue Lake of Treasure are owed seven months, Imo Palm Plantation, eight months, Arts and Culture, seven months, Tourist Corporation, six months, and the House of Assembly parliamentary workers, four months.

The organized labour had to openly agitate and even went on seven days warning strike before the administration was jolted into action. So far, the administration has paid civil servants and teachers up to September.

The labour leader affirmed that cheques for the payment of local government workers is ready but has refused to take it because their counterparts in the health sector have not been paid.

“When last labour leaders discussed with Governor Rochas Okorocha, we pointedly told him that parastatals agencies were established by law and should not be toyed with. We also told him that there are World Bank sponsored projects, which cannot and should not be toyed with”, the labour leader said.

Pensioners have been agitating for the payment of their stipends, over the past several months without success. Both the pensioners and the State Chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Austin Chilakpu, confirmed that the senior citizens have not been paid a dime of their unpaid pensions.

“The bailout fund was intended to clear salaries and pension and where the affected people have not been paid, no one can safely say that the bailout money has been effectively utilized by the state government”, a senior staff of one of the ministries said.


Another civil servant said: “Our pensioners are dying in their numbers. The civil servants who are crying over their earned salaries are more than those who are laughing. So, nobody can truly say that the state government has fully utilized the bailout fund”.

OBINNA EGU REACTS

Meanwhile, the member representing Ngor Okpala state constituency, Mr. Obinna Egu, has take a swipe at the state government over what he termed “noticeable indifference and insensitivity to the plight of pensioners in the state”.

Egu was visibly worried that many pensioners were dying from hunger, disease and poverty by the non-payment of arrears of pensions and gratuity. Egu made his feelings known on the floor of the House, when he was presenting a petition from one of his constituents, Mr. Richard Abara.

“Considering the unbearable pain and anguish these senior citizens were passing through, government needed to do away with rhetorics and take realistic steps towards offsetting arrears of years of pensions owed them.

He expressed disappointment that pension payment, which ought to be a statutory thing is now being treated a benevolent gesture. “It is most disheartening that Imo pensioners were dying in installments from hunger, poverty and disease, while those who should care are looking the other way”, Egu said.

He appealed to the Speaker and his colleagues to wade into the matter now for the sake of posterity, stressing that “one day, all of us would go on retirement”.

Cc: Lalasticlala

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/uncertainty-trails-bailout-fund-in-imo/

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by RemyMartins(m): 4:03pm On Sep 24, 2015
Haba!!!!

Why owe Workers salary and expect productivity? The fact that funds have been released to offset or probably reduce the liabilities is not a welcomed development at all. God save us from these looters


Rochas: My People, My People

Response: Our Salary, Our Salary

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Firefire(m): 4:04pm On Sep 24, 2015
We gave enough publication to the prodigal governor of Osun, now it's the turn of Rocas Okorocha of Imo.

Cc: Lalasticlala.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Firefire(m): 4:13pm On Sep 24, 2015
embarassed

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Ezenwammadu(m): 4:15pm On Sep 24, 2015
Rochas the big fat pig should pay his workers salary while bermex contuines sucking his tiny d1ck

Okorohausa will soon blame GEJ

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by NgreportsBlog(m): 4:19pm On Sep 24, 2015
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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by DiegoNakel(m): 4:19pm On Sep 24, 2015
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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by PPAngel(f): 4:19pm On Sep 24, 2015
[size=18pt]The APC is full of evil selfish wicked men.[/size]

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by damton(m): 4:20pm On Sep 24, 2015
Okorocha. pay salary as soon as possible.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by directonpc(m): 4:20pm On Sep 24, 2015
Let's see na
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by journerman(m): 4:21pm On Sep 24, 2015
What's wrong with all these APC running states

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by omusiliyu(m): 4:21pm On Sep 24, 2015
Cockroaches...

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by PhockPhockMan: 4:21pm On Sep 24, 2015
APC and Okorocha are curse to Imo people.
Deceptions, propaganda, lies everywhere.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Nobody: 4:22pm On Sep 24, 2015
Rochas is the biggest gubernatorial thief in Biafra land angry

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Drsheddy(m): 4:22pm On Sep 24, 2015
K
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Dottore: 4:22pm On Sep 24, 2015
Chai,
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by wasco24: 4:23pm On Sep 24, 2015
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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by sexaddict08(m): 4:23pm On Sep 24, 2015
All na Political stunts
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by pretydiva(f): 4:24pm On Sep 24, 2015
I need likes pls cheesy..their cup go soon full. Everyday 4 d thief one day 4 d owner

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by ELTON123(m): 4:24pm On Sep 24, 2015
I hate this man with passion
*spits*

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Nobody: 4:24pm On Sep 24, 2015
Shane on rochas.

It is really pathetic when APC members who have never even been to imo state, sing praises and cheer at the mention of okorocha, when the mention of his name has become a nightmare in the streets of owerri and in the hinterlands.


Alhaji OluwaRochas Okorocha is a failure to Imo state and yes! He knows it deep down in his heart. He can not go further than his propaganda and media roller coaster has taken him.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Swagavillage(m): 4:24pm On Sep 24, 2015
wowww
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by tolustx(m): 4:24pm On Sep 24, 2015
E don happen fenfe nenfe...*singing and sipping zobo simultaneously*

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by qualityovenbake(m): 4:26pm On Sep 24, 2015
N26billion will only reduce the economical side effect it will have on the civil servant in the short run. Imo state is among the most indebted state when it comes to salaries and pensions.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by eagleeye2: 4:26pm On Sep 24, 2015
Okoro Hausa abeg pay your people.





.seriously this man go worse pass T. A Orji.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by sdindan: 4:27pm On Sep 24, 2015
I pity this pple.
We told them they replied
Rochas We Know cheesy
Now they know him Better cheesy

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by Jediel1(m): 4:27pm On Sep 24, 2015
ok
Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by babestella: 4:28pm On Sep 24, 2015
Money, Rochas don fleece the whole bailout fund you people are here writing article.

He doesn't read newspaper.

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by tolustx(m): 4:29pm On Sep 24, 2015
pretydiva:
I need likes pls cheesy..their cup go soon full. Everyday 4 d thief one day 4 d owner
Wetin u wan take likes do ? Ehn?
U wan take am cook banga soup?

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Re: Uncertainty Trails Bailout Fund In Imo by lordthunderbolt(m): 4:29pm On Sep 24, 2015
pay me my 4 months ooooo

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