Enugu pensioners hail Mbah over payment of 26-year gratuity arrears

Pensioners in Enugu State have commended Governor Peter Mbah for commencing the payment of gratuity arrears owed to retired workers in the state since 2000.
The State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ikechukwu Ekere, who confirmed the development in Enugu, said the governor had broken the jinx of years of neglect of pensioners through the initiative.
Ekere described the commencement of the payments as a major relief to retired workers, stressing that any government that prioritised the welfare of its people deserved support to sustain its policies.
Also speaking, the Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Local Government Staff Pensions Board Branch...