‘We will Pay Gratuities and Pensions to All Retirees, as Well as Thirteen Months Salaries to Civil Servants ‘ , OBA Assures Akwa Ibom People

This hope was raised by Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, gubernatorial candidate of the YPP on Saturday 22nd October, 2022 during the gubernatorial flag – off of governorship and house of assembly campaigns of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).

OBA who promised to make every Akwa Ibom person a stakeholder in his government, said soon, all pensioners will cry no more.

“Our government will immediately set up modalities for the settlement of outstanding accumulated pensions and gratuities both at the local government and state levels to arrest the massive mortality rate of retirees after their selfless service to the state”, OBA assured.

OBA said his government will be civil service friendly, as imprest, allowances, leave grants and general welfare of civil servants will be considered a priority in Akwa Ibom State.

For ease of development in the rural areas, OBA promised that his government “will give a facelift to local government areas beginning from the headquarters”, assuring that the local administrations will have the autonomy so that they can perform.