The Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Osun State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to put an embargo on the N34.988bn bailout released to the state for the payment of workers’ salaries and pensions.

The Chairman of the NUP in the state, Tunde Ogunniyi, who said this at a press conference in Osogbo on Tuesday, said this call became necessary because Governor Rauf Aregbesola had allegedly refused to use the fund for what it was meant for.

Ogunniyi also called on President Muhammdu Buhari and the National Assembly to declare emergency rule in the state because the state was gravitating towards anarchy because of non-payment of salaries and pensions.

The pensioners said while many states which took the bailout had started paying backlog of salaries to their workers, Aregbesola had refused to pay workers and pensioners their entitlements.

The NUP chairman said pensioners in the state were being owed a backlog of unpaid pensions ranging from 10 to 15 months. He stated that some of the pensioners were paid half of December 2014 pension and none had been paid a dime in 2015.

He said, “Pensioners have complied with the conditions laid down by the government for them to access their entitlements, which is screening of all pensioners in the state.

“We expect the state government to have commenced payment after the screening about three weeks ago but the government has refused to do so.

“ This action of Osun State Government, led by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, amount to deliberate display of callousness, greediness, wickedness, flagrant disobedience to the rule of law, maladministration and fraud.

“We hereby resolved that the Central Bank of Nigeria should immediately take over the direct payment of the money to each pensioner or in the alternative, place embargo on the state government from accessing the loan which the governor is planning to divert to fund white elephant projects.”

Ogunniyi said EcoBank took similar action when it lent Osun State some money to offset pension arrears in 2014.

He explained that the step was taken by the bank to ensure that the loan was not diverted for other use.

The pensioner stated that many members of the NUP had died prematurely because of lack of money to feed and buy drugs to treat diseases which some of them were managing.

The union however called on the anti-graft agencies to investigate Aregbesola on how he had been managing the finances of the state, saying, “He should be punished in accordance with the anti-graft law of the land.

“We also want to warn these Lagos contractors to immediately pack all their equipment and leave Osun State within one week because their safety can no longer be guaranteed by the hungry pensioners, workers and citizens of Osun State.”

There has been allegation from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state that the governor paid a contractor N20bn from the bailout but the governor had since denied it.

Aregbesola had on Monday in a statement assured workers and pensioners that the bailout would be used for the purpose which it was meant.

The governor’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said the first batch of payment this week will be made from the allocations received for the month of July. This is only pending the conclusion of the verification exercise which the Labour itself called for in order to determine the actual workforce of the state.

He said this explanation became necessary because of the “various insinuations and manipulations of the minds of the people, giving the impression that the funds will be diverted to other purposes.”

Cc: Lalasticlala

http://www.punchng.com/news/pensioners-ask-cbn-to-stop-osun-n35bn-bailout/

Why is Rauf Aregbesola this callous and wicked ?

This is simply wickedness in it's purest form.


I spit on this man.

When we talk they won't listen


PDP claimed Aregbe had withdrawn 20B to pay contractors if this is true how will CBN freeze money that has been paid?

Don't believe everything you read especially from PDP

This Aregbe is one of the worst thing to happen to Osun state. Omo ale jatijati lasanlasan!

Truckpusher:
This is simply wickedness in it's purest form.


I spit on this man.

You can only do that here on NL believe me.

Who knows if the state would need whatever accrues from the investment of the bail out funds. I don't want to believe Aregbesola assumes everyone is as stupid as we all think he does.
He was elected a governor based on some merits people of the state thought he deserved.
I don't think he's that terrible a person. Mismanagement may be one of his problems though.

I hate Unionism, Unionist and anything Union.

And I know why!?

aregbesola is a thief and its written boldly on his face.

Aregbesola pls carry go. Your people love to suffer that's why they voted you. We told them but they said even if ACN presents a dog they will still cast their votes for it.
Pls you have my backing jare. Awon alaigboran ti a so fun pe aregbe wa ninu awon to ko owo Eko je pelu oga e Tinubu. Won ni iro ni. She e ti ri oju aye bayi.

Aregbesola is a disgrace! Why this sudden wickedness to people who voted for you?

Very heartless governor!

Aregbe a disgrace to progressives.

Beremx:
Aregbesola is a disgrace! Why this sudden wickedness to people who voted for you?

Very heartless governor!

This is painful, and unfortunately APC leadership kept silent.

Alhaji Lie Mohamed should say something, our people in Osun are dying of starvation and hunger, the state is gradually sliding to anarchy.

Lalasticlala, good morning, we need to cry to the heavenly in support of the flesh and blood in Osun state.

Should we wait till we start posting RIP, or Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon when the death toll increase

Aregbesola - A kogi born rascal punishing Osun citizens since 1833

Osun people need to wise up because when Bisi Akande was governor under AD, he sacked alot of workers which resulted into the death of many.

Now Aregbe is killing them with unpaid salaries.

Any foundation laid by bola Ige is a curse to Osun citizens.

Chai !!

Aregberascal!!!

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WHY IS AREGBE LIKE THIS!!!!

This man is really heartless, I pity Osun people *smh*

Aregberascal.do the needful.

The worst of PDP is better than the best of APC, this is a valid proof.

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uselessgoat:
[b]There is a popular saying that to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done. We need ourselves more than ever. There is strenght in our diversity and if properly utilized we can build a stronger Nigeria. The Igbos really need to drop this idea of Biafra because it is dead on arrival. Secession is not the solution to the high poverty rate in the south east neither will it eliminate greedy politicians who have refused to let the SE thrive. The igbos need to look inward and look for ways they can develop their region within the Nigerian context. We the Yorubas are not bothered about breaking away. We worked so hard to develop Lagos and the South west so everyone can thrive and this is why the igbos and other tribes keeps flocking to the SW to tap from the potentials and opportunities Yoruba land has to offer. This is the kind of mentality the Igbos need to develop. South sudan broke away from sudan and still nothing has changed because they remain poor and depend on aids to survive. The igbos need to work together with every section of Nigeria so they can be relevant in the Nigerian system instead of calling we the Yoruba's slaves to Hausa-fulani. The igbos are the real slaves here because they are the ones in bondage and yearning for freedom.The igbos should remember the last civil war and never allow Nnamdi Kanu to lure them into another blood bath. Biafra is a dream that cant be realized. We will support the Hausa-Fulanis to resist any form of secession. We will defend the unity of One Nigeria just like we did in the late 60's. A word is enough for the wise.


SAY NO TO BIAFRA

GOD BLESS OUR UNITED NIGERIA.[/b]

You always spew thrash so that you can be quoted! Calling you a goat is an insult to goats because goats are not useless.

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When will Aregbesola be called to order? Why is Osun this unlucky?

APC

“We also want to warn these Lagos contractors to immediately pack all their equipment and leave Osun State within one week because their safety can no longer be guaranteed by the hungry pensioners, workers and citizens of Osun State.”

Dear Tinubu, dear Lie Mohamed,

Please kindly direct Rauf Aregbesola to pay Osun State civil servant and pensioners.

You conquer Osun with lies and propaganda, you even made Osogbo the HQ of APC during the last election, will you now abandon the citizens like this to die of hunger and starvation

Barbaric!

Aregbe is destroying his credibility with these actions of his, I hope he realizes that.

Aregbesola is a cursed being

I think Aregbeshola has succeeded in ceeding Osun state to PDP.
Smh.