Key Takeaways:

• The Abia State Polytechnic staff received their outstanding salary arrears on September 13, 2024.
• The current Abia State Government plans to address an N16.5 billion debt inherited from the prior administration.
• This debt impacts employees of state-owned institutions.
• The Finance Commissioner, Mr. Mike Akpara, confirmed a strategy to pay the arrears in installments.
• The first group of employees has already received their payments, resulting in widespread celebration and appreciation for the governor.

Abia State Government initiates repayment of N16.5 billion debt to employees, distributing long-awaited salary arrears to the staff of state institutions, with plans for further payments.

The Abia State Polytechnic staff were overjoyed after receiving their long-awaited salary arrears from the Abia State Governor on September 13, 2024.

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The state government made a statement outlining its strategy to clear the vast N16.5 billion debt left by the previous administration.

This debt was owed to employees of state-owned institutions. The state’s Finance Commissioner, Mr. Mike Akpara, validated this statement and added that the government has planned to pay the arrears in several allotments.

The first quota of employees has already been paid their arrears, leading to scenes of jubilation, gratitude, and prayers for the governor.

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