Lifestyle

Southwest Pensioners Pass Vote Of Confidence On National President

By Web News 628

Nigeria Union of Pensioners, South-West zone has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the national President of the Union, Chief Godwin Abumisi.

The southwest NUP made this known after an emergency meeting of state chairmen, Secretaries and Leaders of the union to review Pensioners Day celebrations in their various states.

In a statement issued by Public Relations officer of southwest NUP, Mr. Olusegun Abatan, the union says Pensioners in the south West will resist any attempt from any quarters aimed at derailing the present national leadership of the Union

The Union also condemned the alleged disturbance of the Pensioners day celebration in Abuja by the Federal Civil Service Pensioners. 

The statement says the Federal Civil service Pensioners should employ all dispute settlement mechanisms and not resolving to area boy trade activism if they have grievances to be settled.

The southwest NUP therefore stressed the need for the Federal Civil Service Pensioners to be law abiding and not violate the Union’s Constitution. 

Olaolu Fawole

Economy

Pensions have not been reviewed in the last 14 years – Oyo NUP

By Web News 857

Pensioners in Oyo State have called for an upward review of their monthly pensions which was increased last in 2007.

The pensioners made the call at the commemoration of Pensioners’ Day held at Oyo State office of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Onireke, Ibadan. 

Speaking through the Oyo State secretary of the union, Mr. Olusegun Abatan, the pensioners described it as unfortunate that pensions which should be increased every five years have not been increased in Oyo State in the past fourteen years. 

Mr. Abatan commended Governor Seyi Makinde for the full payment of their monthly pensions and gratuities since he assumed office. 

He equally appealed to the state government to pay the state’s pensioners thirteenth-month pensions as an end-of-the-year gift to the senior citizens. 

Earlier, the Oyo State chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Alhaji Isiaka Abolade, had called on members of the union to always engage in exercises and eat moderately. 

Olaolu Fawole