Anambra state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that his administration inherited a significant gratuity backlog from his predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano.
The outstanding arrears total N22.2 billion, covering those who retired between 2018 and 2022.
Soludo explained that N14.6 billion of this debt is owed to local government and primary school pensioners, while N7.6 billion is for civil service and secondary school retirees.
Speaking at a meeting with public school heads, Soludo emphasized that his administration is committed to the timely payment of entitlements to retirees.
He assured that no worker under his leadership would retire without receiving instant gratuity and having their pension commence immediately.
“As you are aware, we came at very turbulent times in terms of our finances,” Soludo said
He reaffirmed his commitment to fiscal sustainability, refusing to borrow despite approval, and instead focusing on projects enabling future growth.
“I’m now 2 years and six months in office, and we have deliberately refused to borrow.
“We don’t want to encumber the future. I’ll borrow to build capacity for the future.
“We are propelling projects and programmes that will qualify for loans, maintaining fiscal sustainability in Anambra under my watch.
“We now rank among the top states in terms of fiscal sustainability and viability.” the Governor said
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