By Mary Bassey The Government of Cross River State has scheduled verification exercises for pensioners across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The schedule is contained in a press release signed by the Permanent Secretary/Secretary of the Committee, Orok Bassey Okon, stating that the Gratuities Payment Committee has scheduled verification exercises for pensioners
The State also said the delay in payment of gratuities by the current administration was due to an audit which has uncovered over 2,000 ghost pensioners
By Ushang Ewa The entrance to the Government House in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is currently inaccessible as retirees have blocked access into the office premises. They are protesting over unpaid gratuities and pensions. Security operatives are unsure of what to do as Governor Ben Ayade and his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong
Weeks ago, a BBC Africa Eye documentary about corruption in the pension system in Cross River State went viral. The twenty-six-minute documentary showed the plight of pensioners in the State and exposed some unsavoury practices of government officials in the management of pensions. The plight of our pensioners shows that when greed-fueled corruption enters the
By Maxwell Effiong The Association of Cross River State Local Government Pensioners, ACRSLGP, has accused the State Government of insensitivity towards pensioners’ plight. Mr. Peter Ozar, Secretary of the Pensioners union, made this known to CrossRiverWatch in an interview where he revealed that the union lost seven members during the 2019 verification exercise and is
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has has taken responsibility for the sufferings of pensioners in the State. After hours of vehicular restrictions and calling for the sack of the State Auditor General, Mrs. Franca Inok, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey arrived and pleaded, saying they (Government) take responsibility
By Archibong Jeremiah Men of the Nigerian Army has just beaten up a journalist on duty in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The journalist who works with Correct FM Calabar, Victor God Pikin as fondly called was covering the protest by pensioners before the urgly incident. When called he said, “I was on duty
By Archibong Jeremiah Angry Local Government pensioners have taken over the Murtala Muhammad Highway, Calabar by SUBEB. The pensioners are part of those believed to have been mistakenly declared dead by the Cross River State Government, findings revealed. They were invited for another round of verification today but on reaching the venue, they were informed