Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Wednesday, inaugurated a committee on verification and payment of outstanding pensions and gratuities to retirees in the state.
The seven-member committee, chaired by the Secretary to the State Government , Chidiebere Onyia, a professor, has the Head of Service in the state, Kenneth Ugwu, the state Accountant-General, Anthony Okenwa, and the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Finance Management, Obiamaka Egbo, a professor, as members.
The governor stressed that the combined effects of the payments of the arrears and regular monthly pensions and gratuities would inject billions of naira into the state’s economy monthly. Mr Mbah assured that his administration would ensure sufficient funds were injected into the state’s economy so that people would have purchasing power given the economic hardship in Nigeria.
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