Politics

Revisitng the Abia pension debacle: The dramatic U-turn, half-truths and blackmail By Eagle Okoro Brief Background History of Abia Pension Crisis The crisis of irregular payment of pensions to Abia retirees can easily be traced to the inglorious, dark days of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and, precisely, toward the winding down of the eight-year administration of former Gov. Theodore Ahamefula Orji, alias Ochendo, sometime around 2014. The strange development was dumbfounding to the affected retirees, who, naturally took it with incredible equanimity, confident that the experience was going to be shortlived. Unfortunately, it lingered beyond their expectations and surprisingly…