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Nigeria Union of Pensioners, South West, says some of their members are still being paid three hundred nairas as monthly pensions. 

The Pensioners made this known at the meeting of the southwest zone of the union held at Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. 

Reading the communique of the meeting, the Oyo state secretary of the Union, Mr Olusegun Abatan, said despite pleas to the state governments to review upward monthly pensions of their retirees, the state governments have been neglecting them

Mr Abatan who is also the southwest Public Relations officer of Nigeria Union of Pensioners said the union had given the state governments in the southwest till the end of the month to implement the adjusted consequential pensions.

He added that the union would decide on the next line of action if their demands were not meant.

The southwest meeting of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners had in attendance its national President, Chief Godwin Abumisi and other national executives. 

Olaolu Fawole 

Economy

Pensioners in the South-West of Nigeria have lamented the nonchalant attitude of some state governors in the zone to the well-being of their retirees.

The pensioners made this known in a communique issued in Ibadan at the South West zonal meeting of state chairmen and secretaries.

Reading the communique, the Oyo State Secretary of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Mr Olusegun Abatan said many pensioners have been dying due to hunger and ill-health.

According to Mr Abatan, it was so inhumane that some retirees are still earning as low as three hundred naira as monthly pension.

He called on state governors to give an upward review to monthly pensions of retirees in their states.

The pensioners equally called on the federal government to address all issues concerning the agitations of the #EndSARS protesters.

Olaolu Fawole