The South West Zone of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners made the declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday.
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Abumisi said this in a message to mark the 2021 Pensioners Day celebration in Abuja, with the theme: “Enhancement of Pensioners Welfare through Information and Communication Technology.”
This was contained in a statement by its Chairman and Secretary, Waidi Oloyede and Sunday Akin respectively.
Dr. Abel Afolayan, NUP National President, said this during the 19th Edition of Pensioners Celebration on Friday in Abuja.
According to them, the bags of rice given to them every Christmas was a ‘”Greek gift”. adding that they want their retirement benefits paid or nothing else.
The state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Waheed Oloyede, sought the assembly’s intervention in the matter, when he led other members of the group on a courtesy visit to the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, at the assembly complex in Abeokuta.
Ugochukwu said this at a news briefing in Owerri, adding that the next of kin of deceased members of the union were owed over N20 billion.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the state government pensioners are owed from 2014 while local government pensioners are owed from 2011.
The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners has commended Governor Nasir El-Rufai for raising the minimum pension in the state from N3,000 to N30,000 monthly.
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State council, has called on Governor Seyi Makinde to address disparity in the payment of pension in the state.
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, South West Zone has vowed to sue state governors in the country over nonpayment of gratuities.
The Acting National President, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Malam Musa Dallatu, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to create the ministry of senior citizens to oversee the affairs of pensioners.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said his administration has put a stop to the dehumanization of federal pensioners by ensuring they were paid their entitlements and backlog of arrears as at when due.
The National Industrial Court in Ibadan has adjourned till January 14, 2019 the suit instituted by the Nigerian Union of Pensioners against the Oyo State Government over the unpaid entitlements of its members.
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Kwara Chapter, has appealed to Kwara Government, to approve the national minimum pension for pensioners in the state and 16 Local Government councils, to improve their well-being.
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate says it commenced payment of the 33 per cent pension increase in October 2014 and ensured that all arrears for the year were paid.
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday fixed November 14 for report of out-of-court settlement in a case instituted by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State Chapter, against Governor Abiola Ajimobi over alleged N42.3 billion gratuities and pensions arrears.
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners on Tuesday in Abuja demanded an increase in the national minimum pension in line with current considerations for a new national minimum wage.
Idi Bawa, Chairman of NUP, made the call when the union members staged a protest to kick against plans to establish a parallel leadership of the union on Thursday in Abuja.