See what Rochas Okorocha has turned Imo State pensioners to: Pensioners shut down Owerri over two years pension arrears

See what Rochas Okorocha has turned Imo State pensioners to: Pensioners shut down Owerri over two years pension arrears

Owerri, the capital of Imo State, was virtu­ally shut down yesterday by angry Imo pensioners who protested two years of pension arrears by the state government.

The senior citizens, clad in black attire, num­bering over 200, defied the early morning rain and trooped out to the streets in a protest march over alleged refusal of the state to pay them pension arrears of two years.

Imo lawmakers protest non-payment of 2 months salaries

Rochas Okorcha has been accused of handing dud cheque to pensioners in Imo State

Imo State lawmakers rose from a plenary, yesterday, and marched straight to the Office of the Accountant-General, AG, to protest the non-payment of their two months salaries and allowances.