NUP demands 29 months pension arrears

A statement signed by NUP President Comrade Abel Afolayan said paying the pensioners the arrears would lift a heavy burden on their shoulders, stressing that pensioners would remain indebted to the government if the balance is paid as soon as the 2015 budget is passed.While stating that payment of the nine months arrears put smiles […]

A statement signed by NUP President Comrade Abel Afolayan said paying the pensioners the arrears would lift a heavy burden on their shoulders, stressing that pensioners would remain indebted to the government if the balance is paid as soon as the 2015 budget is passed.
While stating that payment of the nine months arrears put smiles on the faces of pensioners and their families, Afolayan noted that paying off the remaining arrears will demonstrate the commitment of government to the welfare and well-being of its senior citizens.
 “Our members will ever remain indebted to the Federal Government if the balance of the arrears is paid as soon as the 2015 budget is passed. Similarly, all unpaid gratuities and other entitlements of pensioners should be as well captured in the 2015 budget for payment.
“We wish to  equally make a case that the balance of  20.4 percentage pension increase which made the total 53.4 percentage increase, formally and officially approved by the Federal Government be immediately worked out and captured in the 2015 budget or in the subsequent budget for payment,” he said
The union also called on the Federal Government to place pension funding on first line charge as obtained in other countries, and as a mark of respect for the senior citizens.