The pensioners in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, said they need their money to take care of their feeding, medicals and other bills.
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It was unusual, and expectedly, provoked an intriguing question on the bearing of the gesture on pensioners in Osun state. Of course, something that has never happened before will definitely attract curiosity, but the good thing here is that the essence of the intervention is as clear as day.
No fewer than 92 pensioners in Oyo State on Monday received cheques worth N208 million as gratuities from the Oyo State government.
The Ogun State Government has approved cash palliative of N10,000 for each of its public servants and pensioners.
This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme at a Press Conference on the implementation of the adjustment.
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 pensioners, in a statement by Lucky Ati, their spokesman, regretted that some had not received anything since 2015.
Rufus Adogame, who spoke on behalf of the pensioners in the area, gave the commendation at Dagbara Ward 5 Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial campaign ground.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured pensioners in the state of his administration’s commitment toward alleviating their suffering.
Protesting Benue State pensioners on Sunday held a prayer session at the Government House’s gate, Markurdi, over unpaid N25 billion pension arrears and gratuities.
The Nigerian Labour Congress has called on state governments owing pensioners arrears to pay them as soon as possible to reduce their hardship.
Addressing the court, counsel to the claimants (pensioners), Sunday Okpale, said that his clients were being paid monthly pensions in percentages since September 2016.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the pensioners who converged at the popular post office junction, prevented state government officials from gaining entrance into the secretariat.
The Niger Government says it has so far released N2.6 billion as pension to 1,599 state and local government pensioners within the last three years.
Pensioners in Osun on Tuesday held a peaceful protest to demand payment of their outstanding entitlements and pension arrears.
The protest took place at the Main Branch of the bank in the Central Business District of Abuja
Okemini said: “We have tried every other means including meeting with the relevant authorities, peaceful demonstrations to the Government House, and writing of letters to draw government’s attention to our plight to no avail.
The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Sharon Ikeazor, said this in a statement released in Enugu on Tuesday.
The government said N2.1 billion has been disbursed to offset the bills from January to September and that the pensioners would get more when economic indicators improve
The government said though dwindling crude production and oil prices affected revenue accruing to it from the Federal Government, it has prioritised the plight of pensioners in the face of competing needs in the different sectors of the state