Abia Govt Commences Distribution Of Bailout Fund

By: Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia   7:47 Pm, October 11, 2015 News


ABIA State Government Friday commenced disbursing the N14.152 bailout fund to clear the arrears of salary owed workers in the State.

The total debt so far captured by the Committee constituted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to handle the disbursement of the fund as at its last week’s sitting was about N7.1 billion according to the state chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Comrade Uchenna Obigwe.

Ministries and Parastatals so far captured by the Committee include Health Management Board, whose workers are owed seven months arrears and Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, being owed about nine months arrears.

Others were Primary School Teachers owed three months, Local Government workers owed two months, Local Government Pensions said to be owed two months and MDAs whose arrears range between one to two months.

According to Obigwe, who is a member of the committee, the money for the payment of Local Government workers has been paid to the Joints Accounts Committee with instructions for the opening of a Local Government Bailout Account where the money would transferred and disbursed the workers to ensure transparency.

The NLC chairman said that workers in the sectors so far captured would begin to receive bank payment alerts from this week, and urged the workers to be patient assuring that everything was being done to ensure that the disbursement is smooth.

“So far, Local Government staff who are being owed 2 months arrears, money has been made available to the Joint Accounts Committee, JAC, with a directive to the Councils to open separate Local Government Bailout accounts where the money would be transferred to and disbursed to individual workers. The payment was for July and August.

“Primary School teachers were paid for three months, June, July and August. September has already been taken care of by normal allocation. Local Government pensioners were paid July and August.

“Health Management Board workers were paid seven months, ABSUTH workers were paid nine months while the case of parastatals on subvention such as Abia State University and Abia State Polytechnic would be discussed on Tuesday [tomorrow]”, Obigwe explained.

However, the NLC Chairman also explained that the payments were exclusion of leave allowances, promotion arrears, arrears of minimum wage, CONHESS for health workers and arrears overtime.

He further explained that the case of arrears of State Pensioners would be handled in subsequent sitting of the Bailout Committee.

“Labour is happy with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for keeping to his words not to tamper with the bailout funds because it would have given room for friction between Labour and Government.

“Labour appreciates the transparent nature of the disbursement and will like other issues that involve workers to be handled the same manner. As the disbursement continues, we assure Abia workers the Government will not shortchange them and the leadership of Labour will not betray them.

“Labour in Abia will continue to negotiate with Government on possibility of setting aside some money monthly to address the issue of gratuity, and after the bailout appropriation on arrears of workers salary, if any money remains, the committee will look inwards to see what it can carry for gratuity”, the NLC chairman said.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/abia-govt-commences-distribution-bailout-fund/

Good news .. These are the kind of news we are supposed to be getting in Nigeria not every time Tinubu, Saraki, Amaechi, Diezani, Oby and co.



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That's a nice one........

@chocolateme I miss you jor..... Abi you been loss too

At this juncture,may I humbly invite you bro lalasticlala the only Lalasticlala we know to do justice to this goodnews. God bless you as you discharge your duties without bias just as Governor Ikpeazu is doing in Abia State.

benedictnsi:
That's a nice one........


@chocolateme I miss you jor..... Abi you been loss too

i missed u too. I'm back

chocolateme:
i missed u too. I'm back

Thank God you are back oooo...... You need to see the things that happened @your back

chocolateme:
Good

The sweetest thing about governor Ikpeazu is that he doesn't hide anything from Abians,he gives us blow by blow account on how his government is being runned. When a good man is in power his people rejoices. May we continue to have Ikpeazu's kinds in Abia forever.Ihe adila nma

Aregbe ??

Waiting for Gomina Ipinle Omoluabi to Make Move Also...

I don't know if i should describe this as good news or bad news.I wonder how long this bail out idea would last since our states have been unable to harness internal resources for their own survival.

Dear dear hunger dey wire me this news no concern me

Fellow Nairalands i beg make follow me ask Owelle of his family and the chief tormentor of Imo state, talk talk no do Governor (His family's Governor)ROCHAS OKOROCHA where Imo state 26.8 billion bailout fund dey.

The fund is the second biggest after Osun state and the biggest is southeastern region

benedictnsi:


Thank God you are back oooo...... You need to see the things that happened @your back

Bia ina achu nwanyi ebea? Agam akporo gi ndi uwe oji o,igwakwala nna ya na ihe nwa ya nwanyi na amasi gi?

Not owing much like Osun

Osun nko?

No not with Orji in the senate
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Distribution
Was it not meant to clear salaries OWED to workers?
Who are they distributing the money to?

I don't understand oh

Ochendo finished that state.

Otti will dethrone him soonest

Op.


Aside from a funny username, you also have issues with panic and hurry.

The bailout fund is less than 15k.



Format the necessary.


Thanks.

Ponponkon:
Bia ina achu nwanyi ebea? Agam akporo gi ndi uwe oji o,igwakwala nna ya na ihe nwa ya nwanyi na amasi gi?

Nwanne kupuru ya na.

ok


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when will aregberascal begin his own? May be in the fullness of time (four years time)..He has "fix deposited" ur money..


Osun people, sorry..no Christmas chicken for you..But don't be worried...Bubu's body odour is coming to the rescue..

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Nwanne kupuru ya na.

Nwanne mua ebupurula ya o,nchupu nkita na nshi owunum ga ira? Ihe ka mkpa bu ka ojikwa okpu nna bu enyi maka nna nwatakiri nwanyi a igbu ya ilu o

Ponponkon:
Bia ina achu nwanyi ebea? Agam akporo gi ndi uwe oji o,igwakwala nna ya na ihe nwa ya nwanyi na amasi gi?

Lol

Otuocha...... O gini bu ihe gbasaragi na okwua mu na nwanyi Oma nkea na ekwu E ji m aka na obughi anya ufu ka I na egosi

fear of labour union is begining of salary payment

deebrain:
Op.


Aside from a funny username, you also have issues with panic and hurry.

The bailout fund is less than 15k.



Format the necessary.


Thanks.

My username funny? Enyim ghara he edere la ahu aja baa la ulo nu!

Panic and hurry? I'm lost.

The bailout fund is less than 15k?

Were you expecting it to be more than 900k?

Thanks kwa.

This is the Governor abia state always wanted to have, not ...

benedictnsi:


Lol

Otuocha...... O gini bu ihe gbasaragi na okwua mu na nwanyi Oma nkea na ekwu E ji m aka na obughi anya ufu ka I na egosi

Mba o,gaa n'ihu na ikajara akaja nwanne,kama odikwa mkpa ime ka ndi ulo ha mara onye ibu.