A retired worker with the Benue State Local Government Service, Mr. Gabriel Nomsha, committed suicide because he couldn't afford to feed his family and pay his children's school fees.

The Chairman of Coalition of Local Government Pensioners,’ Mike Vembe, who disclosed this on Wednesday, during the peaceful demonstration at the Government House Makurdi, said Mr Nomsha hanged himself a week ago due to frustration.

"One of our members, Gabriel Nomsha, from Gwer West Local Government Area, committed suicide last week as a result of poverty and frustration."
He explained that after the deceased had been screened, he came with the hope of collecting his pension but was disappointed when he wasn’t paid.

At least 2,000 local pensioners from 23 local government areas of the state on Tuesday slept at the gate of the Government House in Makurdi to protest the non-payment of their pension to the tune of N1.1 billion.

The pensioners arrived the government House in the afternoon but could not see the governor so they decided to pass the night at the gate of government house.

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Efforts by security operatives mounting the gate to disperse them were rebuffed. The next morning Governor Samuel Ortom who was travelling to Abuja, came to address them.

Vambe who led the pensioners, said the protest became necessary after the Ministry of Finance stopped giving money to Local Government Pensions Board.

"We slept at the gate of the Government House since yesterday to press home our demands for the payment of our pension. The finance ministry stopped giving money to Local Government Pensions Board and this is causing our hardship."

Governor Ortom, who sympathised with them, said their welfare was of utmost importance to his government and promised to do everything possible to clear their pension arrears.

Suicides and Buhari's
Government.. Like 5&6

APC in conjunction with ortom wan kill Benue people finish .... After Fulani herdsmen na bad governance them go take finish kyase people

CROWNWEALTH019:
APC in conjunction with ortom wan kill Benue people finish .... After Fulani herdsmen na bad governance them go take finish kyase people

its not about APC bros, its about the person, ortom na PDP product, naso dem dey behave.

nonsense, and all the weak governor could do,was to distribute wheel barrows...the high rate of suicidal death,should be one of buhari's achievement.

Ortom is total failure and disappointment. man of (god)devil

I feel sorry for him if he voted PDP during the last election, but if he voted APC, well you get what you deserved. RIP

If I say it's buhari's fault, e-warriors will come for my head.

I blame their​ lazy governor but what is happening na is the earth rotating anti-clockwise.

After enduring several years of work and late pay, collecting pension becomes a problem too after retirement, yet they keep recovering looted funds and embezzling it. This government is just playing us like lawn tennis.

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Kyase:
its not about APC bros, its about the person, ortom na PDP product, naso dem dey behave.

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trash trash trash trash
why are Benue people so shameless

No good news ever come out of benue state.

Agatu

Wheelbarrow-gate

Fulani herdsmen

Pensioner suicide

Only one state

D governor n omenkalives must be hapi

Ortom must be held responsible

Those days in 90s, its only oyinbo dey committe suicide,
Some will even say their bf cheat on them
My brothers said its hard before u can hear Nigerian committe suicide, cos we can survive.... But now when the era of change come....

It has become monthly news in this nation. God pls if its our sin, forgive us

We are tired of this bad news everyday

Have mercy o Lord

At least 2,000 local pensioners from 23 local government areas of the state on Tuesday slept at the gate of the Government House in Makurdi to protest the non-payment of their pension to the tune of N1.1 billion

Old people having to sleep outside for their entitlements.
The callousness of Nigerian leaders is mind-boggling. Simply Evil.

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Dis one weak me!

Wow

the President, the governors , and the electorates....all afflicted by the same sickness. Nigerians are the easiest homo sapiens on earth to fool and deceive . the country will not move forward if the same men running the show since (1979, 1985, 1990, 1998),are still the ones we look up to for leadership and national administration. #our mumu never do

may his soul rest in peace. This country is bleeped up

Only Omenka can comment on this matter,
As for me and my household,
In God We Trust
RIP,Sir

Kyase:
its not about APC bros, its about the person, ortom na PDP product, naso dem dey behave.

I agree, na Ortom we suppose blame, fyi I think the man is cursed

Kai!! The most painful part is if you investigate you will find out that huge sums of money is used for 'extremely' "irrelevant' things in that same state just to make the top government officials comfortable while men that have served their whole life are denied what is rightfully theirs. I can bet my balls that if they cut cost on things on some frivolous things in only the 'government house' there will be money to pay pensioners......

chai! See dis Apc defender denyin his gov

Kyase:
its not about APC bros, its about the person, ortom na PDP product, naso dem dey behave.

His children might be on nairaland shouting "sai Buhari" ..shame


RIP good sir