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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Pensioners and Governor Dapo Abiodun
Pensioners in Ogun have appealed to the state residents to prevail on Governor Dapo Abiodun to promptly pay them their entitlements.
The pensioners, underneath the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ogun chapter, appealed for a protest in Abeokuta on Tuesday, to compel the governor to redeem his guarantees primarily based on fairness, justice and equity.
The pensioners carried placards with inscriptions, together with “Governor Dapo Abiodun, cease paying lip service to the rights of senior residents within the state.”
The state NUP chairman, Waheed Oloyede, stated the protest was to drive house their calls for as a result of pensioners’ entitlements ought to be loved solely on earth and never within the grave.
He stated the union was dedicated to the memorandum of settlement reached between the labour organisation and the state authorities on behalf of the pensioners.
He expressed displeasure over the governor’s failed guarantees to alleviate the sufferings of the pensioners by immediate fee of their gratuities and different entitlements.
Mr Oloyede appealed to the governor to not deny the pensioners their entitlements.
Addressing protesters on the state secretariat, Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Authorities, assured the pensioners of a fast response to their calls for.
“We try our greatest to ensure that all of your calls for are urgently attended to.
“You’ve a respectable proper to make these calls for, however we’re at present being face with restricted sources,” he stated.
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