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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called connected the medication of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State to endeavour to offset each outstanding gratuities owed to civilian servants who near work respective years agone and person not been paid their gratuities.
It would beryllium recalled that, soon aft assuming bureau successful 2023, Gov. Otu released the sum of 10 cardinal naira to offset portion of the obligation, but this was insufficient to defray the backlog.
It is learnt that gratuities owed to respective elder citizens day backmost galore years.
The Cross River State Council of the NUJ, astatine its July 2026 Congress, appealed to the authorities authorities to expedite the outgo of these outstanding gratuities owed to retired nationalist servants.
In its communique released astatine the extremity of the congress, it noted that galore retirees beryllium connected these benefits for their livelihood.
The assembly urged the authorities to prolong its committedness to releasing further funds to wide the outstanding obligations.
In different call, the congress, presided implicit by its Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey, expressed interest implicit the expanding cases of reckless driving by immoderate commercialized dispatch riders crossed the state.
It expressed sadness that the recklessness has caused aggregate vehicular accidents successful the state.
“Congress called connected the Fed...
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