Imo pensioners seek God’s intervention over non-payment of arrears by state govt

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners,NUP, Imo State Chapter, has held a thanksgiving Mass astatine Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, thanking God for keeping them live portion they hold for the authorities authorities to wage their outstanding gratuities and pensions.

The pensioners besides utilized the work to question God’s involution successful their plights, asking Him to interaction the hearts of those saddled with the work of paying them for what they laboured for during their clip successful progressive service.

Addressing journalists aft the religion service, the Chairman, Imo State Pension Intervention Committee, PIC, Comrade Ike Ohaneje, said that pensioners successful the authorities person suffered a batch successful the hands of those successful authority, who helium accused of playing authorities with turned their plight.

He hinted that the authorities has called them each sorts of names simply due to the fact that they are demanding for wages laboured for portion successful progressive service, moving for the authorities government.

Ohaneje stressed that the pensioners are not begging authorities for wealth but are “demanding for their wealth kept nether the custody of authorities successful spot to beryllium fixed backmost to them upon retirement”.

“Pensions are charges and truthful the constitution stipulates that charges are not portion of the gove...