2026 Pensioners Day: Ogun pensioners beg Gov Abiodun to release gratuity, approve pension increase

Pensioners successful Ogun State person appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun to merchandise outstanding gratuities from January 2021 to June 2025 and o.k. consequential pension increases for long-standing retirees.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Ogun State Council, Waheed Oloyede, made the entreaty successful his invited code astatine the 2026 Pensioners Day Celebration held successful Abeokuta.

Oloyede said portion pensioners rejoice implicit what the medication has done, they are passionately begging for much to springiness anticipation to members inactive waiting.

He said, “As Oliver Twist, we privation to inquire for more. We humbly petition that you benevolently o.k. that the remaining gratuity from January 2021 to June 2025 beryllium released to would-be beneficiaries to let our agelong expectant members a ray of hope.”

The NUP president besides drew attraction to the non-implementation of consequential increases successful pensions arising from the 2019 Federal Government circular and the caller National Minimum Wage increases.

He lamented that galore members who retired 10, 25 to 30 years agone inactive gain arsenic debased arsenic N30,000 monthly pension contempt skyrocketing costs of drugs, nutrient and different necessities.

“The outgo of drugs, foods and different necessities person skyrocketed retired of the scope of the ...