Delta State Pensioners have called out the Delta State Governor and 2023 People Democratic Party vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa.
The pensioners blocked the entrance of Government House, Asaba on Tuesday, over the nonpayment of arrears of pensions owed them for years.
A large crowd of the pensioners marched along the road leading to the Government House, Asaba, chanting songs of sorrow for the governor’s failure to pay their gratuities but rather, spend the money on frivolities.
According to one of the pensioners, 20 of them from her local government have died and 66 others from various LG in the state have equally passed away while waiting to be paid.
They stated that they embarked on the street protest to call attention to their plight and urged the state government to address the situation.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, emerged as the vice-presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week Thursday.
The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, announced Dr Okowa as his choice for running mate at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
The governor was chosen above other contenders, including Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State.
Video of the protest.