GOVERNOR ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE OF EDO STATE SAYS HE IS ONLY OWING 4 YEARS PENSIONS

The governor of Edo State, governor Adams Oshiomhole during an interaction with state house correspondents, stated that he wouldn’t be leaving a huge liability for whoever succeeds him as governor which is what the opposition are saying.

He stated that during his administration, he has only four years outstanding of pensions after paying 13 years of outstanding pensions.

This came after members of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that the amount of money owed to pensioners might cripple the incoming administration.

Oshiomhole stated that the state had 13 years of outstanding pensions before he took over in 2008 which included gratuity and pension for over 7,000 workers who were dismissed by the PDP government.

He stated that when he came into power and saw all the arrears he could have ignored them but being a labour leader prior to assuming power in Edo State, he had to sympathize with the plight of the workers and paid them.

To date, Oshiomhole said that he had paid 10 years out of the outstanding arrears and he would still pay part of the remaining before the new administration comes into power.