Wike approves enrolment of additional pensioners on payroll

 

    

    Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has approved the inclusion of 2,673 additional retirees into the monthly pension payment scheme of the state government.

   According to a statement on Sunday by the Director-General, Rivers State Pension Board, Ijeoma Samuel, the approval followed the completion of biometric data capture of the new pensioners. The statement commended the governor for giving the pensioners a ‘new song’ for the Christmas. and New Year.

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