salary arrears owed primary school teachers in the state.
Okorocha made the promise during the 2015 Workers Day celebrations in
Owerri on Friday.
The governor also promised to clear all pension arrears less than
N10,000 monthly while those higher than that would be spread over 12
months period.
He reiterated his commitment toward the welfare of workers and pledged
that his administration would ensure prompt release of subventions of
all government agencies and parastatals.
The governor said he would fight corruption in the state civil service
by tackling inflated salaries and ghost workers.
He said that more jobs would be created in the state during his second
tenure through creation of new industries.
Okorocha encouraged workers to engage in small businesses such as
poultry farming to complement their salaries and contribute toward the
development of the state.
Earlier in his address, the state Chairman of the Nigerian Labour
Congress (NLC), Mr Austin Chilakpo called for annual promotions of
workers for improved productivity.
Chilakpo also urged the government to appoint permanent secretaries
based on hierarchy in the civil service and not as political
appointment.
He said that such arbitrary appointments contravened the civil service
rules and should be stopped.
The NLC chairman also congratulated the governor on his re-election
and urged losers to accept defeat in good faith.
--pmnews
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