Lagos pensioners threaten mass protest over unpaid arrears

Lagos State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme, NUPCPS, Comrade Michael Omisande, has warned that pensioners whitethorn signifier a wide protest.

He said the enactment would beryllium taken if the Lagos State Pension Commission, LASPEC, failed to reason the outgo appraisal for the approved pension increment and wage each outstanding arrears owed to retirees by the extremity of March 2026.

Omisande issued the informing connected Friday portion addressing members during the union’s Open Congress Day, urging pensioners to hole for what helium described arsenic a decisive amusement of solidarity should the concern persist.

According to him, retirees person endured prolonged hardship owed to delays successful pension payments, citing the lawsuit of 60 erstwhile unit members of the Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin, who retired betwixt 2023 and 2026 but are yet to person their entitlements.

He disclosed that 30 of those retirees person since died, leaving their dependants successful terrible fiscal distress.

Omisande recalled a gathering held connected May 27, 2025, during which the authorities politician met with pension national leaders astatine the Alausa Secretariat and pledged to enactment erstwhile the Federal Government’s pension implementation template became available.