Southwest Pensioners Decry Non Payment of 33 Per cent Pay Increase
Senior citizens under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, have lamented the delay in payment of the 33 percent pension increase and consequential adjustment to pensions approved for them by President Bola Tinubu since last year.
Zonal Public Relations Officer of the Union in the Southwest, Dr Olusegun Abatan made this known at the end of a quarterly southwest meeting of the Pensioners in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Dr Abatan lamented the failure of state Governors in the southwest region to start paying the 32,000 naira to Pensioners as directed by President Bola Tinubu, pointing out that only Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had shown commitment by initiating partial payment of the money.
The Pensioners spokesman also applauded Governor Makinde for the prompt release of funds to offset the pension and gratuities in the state, urging other governors in the region to emulate the kind gesture.
He appealed to President Tinubu to ensure compliance by the state Governors and urged the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate to step up the implementation for retired federal workers to alleviate the growing sufferings of senior citizens in the country.
Dr Abatan equally appealed to the relevant authorities to rescue all pensioners banking with the defunct Heritage Bank who were unable to access their monies for the past 18 months.
Speaking earlier, the National President of the Union, Comrade Goodwin Abumisi had promised continuous engagements with the relevant stakeholders on the need to pray greater attention to the welfare of senior citizens in the country.
