Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Akpara, who disclosed this to journalists in Umuahia, assured that the government would equally pay off in batches, the arrears of salary owed to some workers in the state civil service.
“One thing I will promise is that it would be paid but it is not going to be in one swoop. We will do it in instalments so that it does not hamper the progress of other sectors of the economy.” “The total amount of salaries being owed to all these institutions, as we speak is N16.5billion and the government is expected to pay those arrears.
He added that the state government had already paid the salary arrears for April and May owed workers in ABSU.
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