Tragedy has befallen the Bayelsa State Water Board, following the
decision of an engineer working with the board, Mr. Peter Ogiero, to
commit suicide over 13-month unpaid salaries by the state
government.Ogiero,
a middle-aged man, reportedly killed himself on Tuesday after waiting
in vain for the Seriake Dickson’s administration to fulfill its
financial obligations to the board’s employees. But the state’s
Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Kuroghofa Benwari, explained
that the
deceased did not commit suicide because of
unpaid salaries, adding that he was sick for a long time before the
unfortunate incident.He said no regular employee of the ministry was
owed salaries apart from about 100 casual workers who were owed 11
months salaries.He said the matter was receiving attention of the
government, adding that the governor had intensified efforts to pay the
casual workers.
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