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Pensioners in Akwa Ibom State have urged Governor Umo Eno to implement the payment of increased pension arrears for those who retired before 2012. Eno had approved increments in the pension of all those retired before 2012, with its implementation billed to start at the end of April. The pensioners applauded the governor in a statement signed by their secretary, Obong Cosmos Essien, saying his action had ended the era of pensioners collecting N1000, N2000 monthly in the state. They urged him to rather start the implementation in arrears so that members could feel the impact of his kind gesture…