ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has blamed the delay in salaries and arrears of pensions on fictitious figures and numbers that cannot be confirmed, by the immediate past Governor of the State, Okezie Ikpeazu.
Otti who disclosed this Saturday while speaking at the special thanksgiving service of the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha at the Nkwoegwu Central School, in Umuahia North LGA, said he had promised pay the salaries earlier.
He assured that at the end of June, salaries and arrears of pensions shall be paid, and pleaded with the people to be patient.
Governor Otti also used the opportunity to explain that the debt left by the immediate past administration was enormous and vowed to offset it while assuring that he would not spend time responding to distractions and would not give excuses.
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Otti further disclosed that his full cabinet would be constituted by the end of this month, stating that setting up the cabinet would enable the government to run properly.
He added that the recent inauguration of the State House of Assembly would give impetus to the effective running of the government.
Otti lamented that Umuahia, the capital city of Abia is like a glorified village, announced that in the next three months, his administration would begin the process of transforming the city to enhance its aesthetics, and solicited the support from all and sundry.