PDP Blasts Uzodinma Over Claims On Pensions, Salaries

The lmo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has come under severe criticism by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party over claims about prompt payment of salaries to civil servants in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Imo PDP Publicity Secretary, Emenike Nmeregini, in response to Uzodinma’s claims during  his second year anniversary.
The Tide source reported that the governor had said  that his administration had always prioritised workers’ welfare through consistent payment of salaries and allowances.
However, Nmeregini slammed the governor’s assertion, revealing how workers had staged protests over unpaid salaries.
“Imo has collapsed under Gov. Uzodinma. In the past two years, Senator Uzodinma has willfully denied workers and retirees their salaries and pensions. When workers stage protests, they are tagged fake and brutalised by agents of the government.
“Last year alone, the regime accessed over N59 billion loans from foreign and domestic sources. This year, 2022, Senator Uzodinma has perfected plans to borrow an additional N61 billion. When added to well over N103 billion which has come to the local government areas from FAAC under Uzodinma, the N105 billion which has come to the State also from FAAC, the N24 billion which the State has internally generated and the N10 billion which represents the 13 percent Oil Derivation, it is heartbreaking that there is nothing in Imo to show for the monies.
“This is not the Imo State we envisioned for our children. Within the years under review, Senator Uzodinma has had neither a well-researched policy nor direction in the various sectors of the state. This is the calamity that has befallen our State.’’