Pensioners in Imo State have appealed to the bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Most Rev. A.J.V Obinna and other clerics in the state to ask the Governor to clear their accumulated pension arrears.
The
pensioners, in their numbers, worshipped at the Assumpta Cathedral catholic
church Owerri on Sunday, to solicit for bishop’s help.
One of the
pensioners who spoke to journalists said the Governor has turned deaf ears to
their repeated calls.
The retired
worker who did not want his name in print said pensioners would embark on
protests if the Governor fails to clear their pension arrears.
According to
him, they are starving and unable to pay their bills.
“We are
worshipping at Assumpta Cathedral today just to appeal to the Archbishop to
help us talk to the Governor. We are dying of hunger. We are owed several
months of pensions. We can’t feed ourselves and our families anymore. What have
we done to deserve this?” he lamented.
Declan
Emelumba, the State Commissioner for Information, had earlier tagged the
protesting pensioners as ghosts, claiming the real ones had since received
their pension arrears.
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