Abia govt to introduce new pension scheme for civil servants

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The Abia State Government plans to introduce a contributory pension scheme for civil servants, aiming to make the payment of pensions seamless and give pensioners a sense of belonging. All pensioners will be paid on the 28th of every month, just like the civil servants in the state.

The Abia State Government has expressed its resolve to begin a pension contributory scheme for civil servants . The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council Meeting at the Government House. The state government has concluded plans to introduce a contributory pension scheme for Abia civil Servants.

The plans for establishing the scheme have gone very far and very soon we would start the cutover to a contributory pension scheme. The government aims to make the payment of pensions seamless and give pensioners a sense of belonging. All pensioners will be paid on the 28th of every month, just like the civil servants in the state

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