The State of protest is on the rise as protesters in Osun State have called on the government to pay their Seven months pension.
The
pensioners stormed the state’s House of Assembly in their numbers,
carrying several placards with different inscriptions reading,
“Pensioners are suffering, pay our pensions”,adding that life is not
easy for them.
The tension became very high
when a man spotted within the Assembly Complex, clothed in an attire
with Governor Aregbesola’s picture, was almost mobbed by the Pensioners,
but for the quick intervention of security operatives on ground who led
him out of the complex.
The Pensioners said their mission to
the House is to make their requests known to the Legislative Arm of
Government and pray for the state.
The state Secretary of the
Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Elder Gabriel Adesoji, who spoke to
newsmen, said the protest became necessary to agitate their pensions
which he said is their only source of income after retirement.
It is also reported that many of them have died due to the non-payment of their gratuity and pensions in the last eight months.
Addressing
the protesters at the state House of Assembly, the Deputy Chip Whip of
the House, Hon Adeyemi Taiwo, pleaded with the protesters to exercise
patience, with a promise to take their message to the state governor.
He further assured that the state government will soon find a solution to the issue of unpaid salary and pension in the state.
Credit: Channels
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