Elated Retired Teachers Laud Gov. Eno Over Payment of Pensions, Assures of Support
Impressed by further reduction in their accumulated pension running over 12 years, the Retired Primary School Teachers Forum in Akwa Ibom State have expressed deep-seated gratitude to Governor Umo Eno for his kind intervention.
The retired teachers, who had earlier threatened to take to the streets to protest over continued delay in payment of their gratuities and pension, described Pastor Eno as the most magnanimous governor the state has ever hard, said the recent release of funds to all categories of retirees was a big relief.
In a press statement endorsed by Rev. Dr Felix Cooley, Chairman of the forum on behalf of the group, the retired teachers assures the governor of their strong resolve to work assiduously towards the success of his reelection in 2027.
The retirees, who described the governor as a Man who fears and worships God urged him to sustain the tempo of ongoing develop in the state adding that his decision to ensure human capital development and welfare of the citizenry remains unparalleled.
They used the opportunity to appeal for his further intervention in the payment of Pensions owed to 2015 to 2020 primary school retirees with 2015 group having the highest outstanding of 10 months plus, across the state.
Related: A’Ibom: Retired Primary School Teachers Plan Mass Protests Over Unpaid Gratuities, Pensions, Ors.
Governor Umo Eno in a recent event said he is running a civil service-friendly administration.
He recalled that he inherited gratuity arrears of ₦110 billion covering 2012 to May 2023 and has, in two and a half years, cleared ₦75.2 billion of that backlog.
“This month alone, I released another ₦1.3 billion. We have cleared arrears from 2012 to March 2021. We have two years left, 2022 and 2023, before we start clearing obligations accrued under our own tenure,” he said.
He thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting the State with resources for capital and recurrent obligations, adding that such interventions have made ongoing development possible.
On labour relations, he noted that Akwa Ibom enjoys one of the most cooperative labour–government partnerships in the country, stressing that salaries and pensions have remained timely.
