Abia State Government have stated that at no time did Governor Okezie Ikpeazu ask resident doctors or any other worker of the state to forfeit any salary arrears. This statement is contained in a press release signed by Abia State Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi Kalu and made available to AFNEWS.
In the press release, the government urged Abians and Nigerians in general to disregard any information contrary to that stated above.
The government went further to state that the administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is determined to continue to support ailing state parastatals to pay workers regularly and clear due arrears as they have been regularly paying state workers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) without owing any month in arrears.
