…As Ayade agrees to offset pension arrears

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has agreed to pay all pensioners in the state their outstanding pension for 2013. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state gave him one-week ultimatum which expired last Wednesday to pay the outstanding salaries and pensions due since 2013, among other demands. Over the weekend, NLC held […]

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has agreed to pay all pensioners in the state their outstanding pension for 2013.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state gave him one-week ultimatum which expired last Wednesday to pay the outstanding salaries and pensions due since 2013, among other demands.

Over the weekend, NLC held another crucial enlarged executive committee meeting in Calabar to review the governor`s response to the situation.

Gov. Ayade had ordered that all outstanding pensions in the state should be paid without delay, and that labour and the accountant general should work out modalities for subsequent payment of salaries without delay.

“I regret that due to lack of proper understanding we had an industrial face off. This should not necessarily be. The accountant general of the state will ensure that, at least, 2013 pensions are defrayed, while we work out how to offset other outstanding payments with ease,” he said.

Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade John Ushie, expressed happiness that workers would not have to down tools as they earlier threatened, pleading that the government should stand by its promises.