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Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has approved the payment of a backlog amounting to over ₦50 million owed to 265 Abia workers who died within the past 16 years.
The approved funds will be paid to the verified next-of-kin of the deceased workers.
Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Otti.
According to him, the payment reflects the government’s commitment to workers’ welfare, describing it as one of the measures that distinguish the current administration from previous ones.
He stated, “The payment will be made to their verified next-of-kin.”
Kanu also announced that the state government would soon commence the reconstruction of the 25-kilometre Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene Road and the 13.1-kilometre Uriam–Usaka Ring Road in Ikwuano Local Government Area.
He added that the government pledged to restore electricity in Ohafia, stressing that the town and its neighbouring communities have been without power for the past seven years.
Kanu also revealed that the first phase of the functionalisation of renovated primary healthcare centres across the state had been completed.
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