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Pensioners in Oyo State have lamented unpaid arrears of gratuities and pensions by the outgoing government in the state totalling N62.5 billion.

The Secretary, Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State chapter, Segun Abatan and Secretary, retired Primary School Teachers, Comrade Tunji Ogunwale, who spoke with journalists in Ibadan Sunday, said unpaid pensions and gratuities to retired primary school teachers and civil servants have made it difficult for retirees in the state to rest after labour.


Abatan, who berated political office holders who award themselves life pensions after serving for only four years, said workers should also be made to serve for four years and get life pensions, stating that it amounts to cheating and exploitation of the common patrimony by the political class to do nothing for the people yet enjoying life pensions and what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

According to him, “It is workers today, pensioners tomorrow. How can somebody serve for four years and continue to take life pension? If that is it then we want to propose that workers should also serve for four years, get out and take their pension for life. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. Let us see if the economy of this country is going to sustain it.”


On unpaid arrears of pension by the outgoing government of Governor Abiola Ajimobi, the labour leaders said pensioners are owed between eight to 60 months, lamenting that some pensioners receive N2,000 as pension in the state.


According to Ogunwale, “Today, Oyo State government is owing us N62.5 billion. That is the amount of gratuities left unpaid. I am personally being owed 35 months pension arrears. They are owing some of us 60 months, some 55 and some of us 40 months. It varies from eight to 60 months. The governor has never paid anybody gratuity since eight years ago. If we had not gone to court that means he would not have deemed it fit to pay a dime for eight years.”

Abatan however lamented that the N1.5 billion paid by the Ajimobi administration is a drop in the ocean of debt being owed pensioners in the state.

He said: “The government has started paying about N1.5 billion as kick-start even though we know it has not scratched the surface. You owe somebody N60 billion and you released N1.5 billion. How many years will it take you to vacate the remaining humongous debt? The union has taken government to court. As I speak with you, we have pensioners in Oyo State that still earn N2,000 per month.”


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OP,
you dey vex ohh.... This one don counter the other thread on Abia pensioners... I see what you are doing
NB
Pensioners earning 2000 per month? Kuku kee dem now

Omenkalives, you attention is needed here to come and spew balderdash

eagleeye2:
OP,
you dey vex ohh.... This one don counter the other thread on Abia pensioners... I see what you are doing
NB
Pensioners earning 2000 per month? Kuku kee dem now

And they have been spitting all over the place because of Abia.

Instead of youths to come together and fight against bad government in Nigeria, they rather chose to be bashing eachother for the failute of the government. SMH

Heyyyyiii Lalasticlala cone and see what snake did to these Oyo pensioners ohhhhh ....Egbami ohh

oilPUSSY:
Lalasticlala Come over here.
Oyo pensioners are dying off.
Na Ijebu garri sure pass

This isn't funny bruv

State is not earning enough money....and the corrupt Mr Polithiefican is looting the money...what does one expect.?

Not 60 days

Cursed nation

simhost:
Not 60 days

no na 60 years

I thought some Yoruba people said Oyo state have biggest GDP, igr than south east.

So common pension is now a problem

60 Gini?

Ibadan Mesi ogo nile oluyole. Oyo people used their vote to eject APC, I hope Makinde pays these guys their pension or else he’ll also face the same fate as Ajimobi.

BABANGBALI:
no na 60 years

60 mins

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oilPUSSY:
Lalasticlala Come over here.
Oyo pensioners are dying off.
Na Ijebu garri sure pass

there's rice in Kano

It's a pity.

5 years. Most of them must have.......

5 years, Most of them must have.......

Every single nigerian working should look for a way to japa. Nigeria is useless

In these days of uncertainty, it pays to invest your money wisely in order to reduce dependence on Government offers.

hmm

Iblad0994:
Ibadan Mesi ogo nile oluyole. Oyo people used their vote to eject APC, I hope Makinde pays these guys their pension or else he’ll also face the same fate as Ajimobi.

APC lost Oyo because of demolition of Yinka Ayefele's Station. It angered Nigerians mainly because of his condition and Ajimobi tried his best to pacify him.

These-politicians'always-see-other-individuals-as-slaves.
African-was-annexed&colonized-by-whites-not-because-we-aren't-powerful-at-all.
But-because-of-the-way-we-show-hatred&enmity-to-ourselves.that-was-the-reason-we-were-peneteratable&defeated.

Good for them....


They didn't vote for ajimobi

Excaperx:


I thought some Yoruba people said Oyo state have biggest GDP, igr than south east.

So common pension is now a problem

just they don't pay pension doesn't mean the state don't make money...oyo state has one of highest IGR in Nigeria but the heartless governor didn't pay them for his own greed...if you hear how much the stupid governor has been stealing since his party lost...you will wonder

Imo1stson:


APC lost Oyo because of demolition of Yinka Ayefele's Station. It angered Nigerians mainly because of his condition and Ajimobi tried his best to pacify him.

Who is Yinka Ayefele in Oyo politics lol.

APC lost Oyo because of Ajimobi with his careless utterances. That’s why you see that he’s the only APC candidate that lost his senatorial election, the other two APC senators got elected