The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Friday, ordered the Accountant-General to commence immediate payment of salaries to striking workers in ministries and parastatals in the state.
The order to pay the workers comes amidst challenges the government faces with its bankers.
In a statement signed by Barr Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government, the governor directed all affected staff to resume work at their offices immediately and ensure the resumption of activities in all ministries and the office of the Accountant-General for implementation of this directive.
The governor clarified that no core civil servant and or ministry was owed salaries before now and that salaries of local government staff were up to date “save for the inherited 5 months arrears out of which three months have been paid and the outstanding two months are being addressed.
The state government also directed local government authorities to commence immediate payment of salaries of health workers across the 17 LGAs.
Reacting, the state chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Pascal Iheme Nweke, said the union met with the SSG and the Head of Service at the office of the DSS.
He said they prevailed on the union to return workers to work and assured that the salary alerts would start coming to them on Friday as there is no way salaries would be paid without the office of the Accountant-General being open.
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