Ex-Govs Orji, Ikpeazu only 0.01% of gratuities from 2011 to 2023 – Abia Govt
Abia State Government has alleged that the past administrations of Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu paid only 0.01 per cent of gratuities owed to workers who retired from the state and the local government systems between 2011 and 2023. According to the government, the revelation about the 0.01 per cent payment was contained in a […] Ex-Govs Orji, Ikpeazu only 0.01% of gratuities from 2011 to…
The Abia State Government has accused the previous administrations of Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu of paying only 0.01% of the gratuities owed to workers who retired from the state and local government systems between 2011 and 2023. This alarming statistic was revealed in a report by a committee established to review outstanding gratuities in the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, announced this during a press briefing in Umuahia, clarifying that the current administration is now beginning to address these overdue payments, starting with retirees who left service in the period between 2001 and 2010. The review committee determined three major phases of the outstanding gratuity liability: N7.2 billion accumulated between 2001 and 2010, N43.6 billion due between 2011 and May 2023, and N10.9 billion accumulated from May 2023 to August 2026.
Kanu highlighted that the administrations of the former governors contributed less than 0.01% to the total owed gratuities, which amounts to N61.8 billion. Separately, the Abia Government has refuted claims that Governor Alex Otti influenced the suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze from Abia State University, Uturu. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, addressed the media on Monday, stating that the university's decision is independent of the state government.
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