54 retired members of staff of Local Government workers in Akwa Ibom State are reported to have died while waiting for their retirement benefits to be paid by the state Government.

This was disclosed by the chairman, Board of Trustees, Association for the Welfare of Retired Local Government Staff, Emmanuel Usoro.

Addressing newsmen in Uyo last week, Emmanuel Usoro blamed the state government for the plight of retirees in the state. Usoro alleged that the pension arrears of employees who retired from 2009-2014, had not been paid due to inadequate allocation to the pension board. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/01/unfair-treatment-54-die-waiting-for.html#sthash.49BhXfCz.dpuf