Afrigather Pensioners in Ekiti gain been on Tuesday viewed weeping and kneeling in supplication to God over the non-price of their gratuities by the declare govt.
The pensioners attended an interdenominational prayer session on the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oke-Bareke in Ado-Ekiti.
One of the most pensioners who gain been viewed crying, prayed that Governor Kayode Fayemi would be moved to pay the arrears of their gratuities and pensions.
Speaking with journalists after the prayers, the NUP Chairman, Ekiti declare chapter, Joel Akinola, noted that many pensioners in Ekiti had died without getting their advantages whereas some are scuffling with with diversified sicknesses attributable to lack of funds.
In step with him, Ekiti govt is owing gratuities to the tune of N2 billion and prominent pensions accumulating to hundreds and hundreds of naira.
Mr Ajibola stated the pensioners gain been hoping that the governor would pay a massive amount of the debt before leaving declare of enterprise.
“Every time there is transition of vitality, it’s on the whole complex to agitate or confront the new governor because they’re going to be swiftly to expose you that they don’t seem to be the one owing us.
“We gain now laboured and served our nation and declare meritoriously for 35 years, we deserve better than what now we gain been getting,” he lamented.
The NUP declare chairman appealed to the declare govt to pay them to enable the few ones who’re restful alive produce notify of the money for his or her upkeep.
(NAN)
