Ikpeazu orders immediate payment of striking workers’ salaries

The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Friday, ordered the Accountant-General to commence immediate payment of salaries to striking workers in ministries and parastatals in the state. The order to pay the workers comes amidst challenges the government faces with its bankers. In a statement signed by Barr Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government,