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Three months after this publication ran a story about a 106-year-old retired teacher who had spent 28 years without receiving his pension, Arua District officials say they are making good progress to secure it.

Mr Dacio Oridria, now wheelchair-bound, a resident of Onzoro Yaa clan in Milo village, Onjoro Parish, Aiivu Sub-county, Terego District, who had lost hope of getting his pension before meeting his creator, after serving the country as a teacher for 28 years, is optimistic that he would soon smile to the bank.

After the Monitor published the story, the district leadership took up the mantle to make a follow-up on the documents that Mr Dacio tendered in after he retired.

State House officials also made follow up calls to the caretaker of Mr Dacio where a joint effort has been made to retrieve some of the important documents both from the district and the Ministry of Public Service.

Mr Oridria told the Monitor that he retired from civil service in 1996 after working as a head teacher in several schools of greater Arua District.

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