Following allegations made by some dailies alleging that some pensioners and retirees were being harassed and extorted from by some staff of the audit unit in the office of the Auditor-General of the state.
The Governor of Ebonyi State has ordered a full investigation into the alleged extortion and has vowed to penalized anyone found.
According to a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor, The Governor has directed the Head of Service, the Auditor-General and the Fiscal Responsibility Commission of the state to expeditiously investigate the alleged pension scam.
He further directed the pensioners who were allegedly exploited to report to the office of the Chief Press Secretary, Government House, Abakaliki, to officially lodge their complaints and urged retired civil servants who have not completed their physical capturing to do so immediately as those that have completed theirs have been duly paid.
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