By our reporter| Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma has said his government will soon publish the names of those earning more than N330 million as annual pension in the state.
He equally advised those “playing politics” with pensions and salaries to desist from doing so as his administration is set to going after such people.
The governor who made the pledge while speaking at a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Owerri, alleged that some pensioners were receiving monies above their retirement salaries while others get outrageous amount that are unaccounted for.
He also informed the group that his administration had set in motion the process of integrating the state pensioners into the National Contributory Pensions Scheme, while revealing that the government has decided to automate all payments so that nobody would be able to defraud the government any longer after the biometric verification.
The governor said, “I’ll soon publish names of those who earn above N330m per annum as pension for Imo people to know.”
“Government will no more make use of microfinance banks for payments of salaries and pensions because they are no clearing houses for BVN holders so that pensioners can be paid directly.
“Government has decided to automate all payments to enable it to migrate to the contributory pension’s scheme.”
According to the governor, only primary and secondary school teachers, who have been verified and confirmed to be employees of government, will receive their salaries.
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