ABIA PENSIONERS IN SOLIDARITY MARCH, THANK GOV OTTI FOR PENSION ARREARS, FULL MONTHLY PAYMENTS

Abia Pensioners under the umbrella of Concerned Abia Pensioners during the week staged a solidarity march round Umuahia, the State capital, singing and praising God for using Governor Alex Otti to end their many years of sufferings.

The pensioners, who were dressed in all white, said that they were on solidarity march in support of Governor Otti for all the things he is doing generally in the State, but particularly the payment of their arrears of pension and commencement of full payment of their monthly pensions, effective April 2024.

Led by their Coordinator, Chief Emeka Okezie, the pensioners walked around the major streets of Umuahia before ending up at the main entrance gate to the Government House.

"We are on solidarity march in support of the Governor for what he's doing everywhere in the entire state, and to alleviate the sufferings of pensioners, paying us our arrears of pensions, and full payment this April, even my own added something. He promised to start paying us full on 28th of every month, but surprisingly on 27th we saw alert.

"Our coming here is to give support to our amiable Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, the Governor of this State, whom God has sent to alleviate the sufferings of the masses, not only pensioners.

"We're praying for him and nobody will try to tarnish his image. God will not allow it to happen, so we are here to rejoice with everybody, Government officials, who are working tirelessly to see that this Government is moving well and we have seen it," Chief Okezie told senior government officials who received the pensioners.

The pensioners called on Government to as a matter of necessity consider conducting a proper election for the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Abia State, following the expiration of the tenure of the current NUP leadership. They also want government to prevail on those in charge of the NUP Secretariat, built and donated to pensioners by the Rotary Club, to always allow them access into the hall whenever they are around for relaxation.

Responding on behalf of the State Government, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Religious matters Apostle Kaycee Wiper, while thanking the pensioners for peacefully conducting themselves, noted that Governor Otti had always made it clear that the pensioners deserved their full pensions as those who had laboured for the State.

"I want to say that your visit is well appreciated and I want to also let you know that what you're rejoicing over, the testimony you are telling today about the new government, I am very sure all of you prayed about it. This is the fulfilment of your prayers; it's the answer to your prayers.

"And like you said, formerly, you used to protest with all black attires to express your dissatisfaction, but today, I can see you're all dressed in your immaculate white. That means something has really changed and we give God the glory," Apostle Wiper said.

He emplored the pensioners to always pray for the protection of the Governor and members of his administration, so that the government will continue to work for the interest of the generality of the people, unlike what obtained in the past administrations.

"Pray for the Governor who has promised that by the time he is done with his administration, all Abians anywhere around the world would be proud to call Abia home," he advised.

The Special Assistant on Religious Matters promised to deliver a proper report to the Governor, accompanied with the pensioners requests.

KAZIE UKO
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
Abia State
Government House, Umuahia
May 10, 2024.

My people my people

God bless Abia

Nice one Governor Alex Otti. What PDP governors couldn't do since 1999, you did it in less than a year.
You have done well

YARIMO on seeing dis news...

Lies everywhere, this are selected known labour party members claiming pensioners .

Yarimo and his host of bandits would be sad now.

When you make people happy, they will celebrate you.

ibechris:
Yarimo and his host of bandits would be sad now.

labour party members claiming pensioners 🤣🤣 419 governor

yarimo:
labour party members claiming pensioners 🤣🤣 419 governor

The wailing of destitutes are welcomed

You are praising the governor,it will not be long from now you will start criticizing the same governor

God continue to bless PETER OBI and LP for bringing up this Gov Otti.

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Marching with a banner like school kids, see wetin dey turn people's grandparents into. Otti and Bitter Obi are complete failure.

This is good news

I wish other leads will follow but they have all stolen the money to settle there family future expenses.

E.g yeye Bello

The formal governor should be ashamed of himself by now

RoxyBrownAutos:
You are praising the governor,it will not be long from now you will start criticizing the same governor

at least not like the other tribe that will praise their own even when the know he is nothing to write home about at the end everyone will discover say na fraud