The member representing Aba South in the state House of Assembly, and Leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA in the state, Hon. Obinna Ichita, has decried the condition of Abia workers following months of unpaid wages, saying “they have no reason to be happy”.

The lawmaker who stated this in a goodwill message on the Workers’ Day celebration, accused the Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration of toying with workers’ welfare.

Hon. Ichita said that the condition of workers in the state was worse than labour exploitation, urging them to “stand and fight for their rights now.”

He said that the backlog of salary arrears owed workers in the state was a confirmation that the State Government had no regard for workers.

“In Abia, we have a situation worse than labour exploitation. A few examples will suffice: workers in Abia State Polytechnic are owed 34 months of salary arrears; workers in Abia State Hospital Management Board have not been paid in the last 12 months; workers in Abia State University Teaching Hospital are owed many months of salary arrears.

” Workers in Abia State Local Government system are owed many months salary arrears; many workers in Abia State Ministries, Departments and Agencies are paid half salary for many months now. Workers in Abia State University are owed many months of salary arrears.

“Workers in Abia State Ministries are owed months of salary arrears; workers in Abia State College of Education (Technical) Arochukwu are owed over 26 months salary arrears; retired workers in Abia State are owed over 2 years pension arrears; senior workers like Permanent Secretaries are also owed many months of salary arrears; senior judicial officers in Abia state are also owed even as they struggle with horrible conditions of service.

Paraphrasing Marx and Engels (1884), the lawmaker said “ if Abia workers unite and fight for their rights, they will have nothing but their chains to lose”.

Hon. Ichita said Abia workers had no reason to be happy and urged the State Government to prioritize the welfare of workers, arguing that a labourer deserves his wage.

“Only the oppressors and/ or their agents would dare call today a happy workers’ day. The reality on grounds confirms that it is not a happy workers’ day in Abia state.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/condition-of-abia-workers-worse-than-labour-exploitation-says-lawmaker/

Dangote should tender for Abia state to add to his assets
The state is useless like used sanitary pad

The Government of Abia State should please pay their Arrears and let them invest it on Spare parts buying and Selling.

And they want to rule this country with this attitude

What actually is the problem of this abia state?

hisgrace090:
What actually is the problem of this abia state?

the only solution is to sell it on Jumia

Ndimkpurummiri:
And they want to rule this country with this attitude

Has a Benue man any place in history or the future?

As his name sound he is always dull in all his doings, 34months awwwwwn wickness in deep amor

Hmmm 34 months, Ndi developers should hide their face in shame, A whole mighty alaigbo state but online they Flat.heads will be chest beating and spewing rubbish against other regions in Faraway land They will not see or call out these menace in their own land but Tinubu is their problem

Is these how they want to rule this nation by owing every sectors

At the end of Ikpeazu's tenure, I know Efcc will come for him. Then you will see paid supporters will come to shout 'which hunting' up n down. How can a human being owe virtually all the workers in his state? And to think that the money with which to pay workers is not his money makes one think that almost all Nigerian politicians are in serious need of mental evaluation.

See failed governance.

They're the ones governing themselves o.

Ndimkpurummiri:
Dangote should tender for Abia state to add to his assets
The state is useless like used sanitary pad

Weting Dangote go use that glorified Village that is underdeveloped, dirty and poor do? A State where none of it's indegines own a Car.

Abeg, Dangote no need that liability.

Igbos don't have problem with this but just mention tinubu n all hell will lose,they have d worst leaders but they don't care they believe in insulting other people's leaders that are far worse than theirs.

How is this guy better than tinubu?

N another thing I see to it is that,igbos don't care whatever pdp governor does but they must insult APC governors even when they are doing good.

Just imagine the madness going on in abia n they lock up like everything is fine but they focus their attention on uzodinma n umahi.

It's obvious ipob is pdp if not,y will ikpeazu b having a field day whereas umahi is going through hell

juman:
See failed governance.

They're the ones governing themselves o.

n they keep telling us igbo man will turn Nigeria to paradise,is ikpeazu a fulani man?

Reality3080:
n they keep telling us igbo man will turn Nigeria to paradise,is ikpeazu a fulani man?

Abi.
You are perfectly right.

Abia should not vote pdp in next election in my opinion.
They should vote credible persons in other parties.