Nigerian Pensioners Collect N2,000 Per Month —NLC

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Some pensioners get N2,000 monthly –FG, Labour - New Telegraph
Many pensioners still collect as low as N2,000 per month as pension earnings,  Nigeria Labour Congress said
The labour union lamented state governments are guilty of this act.
Ayuba Wabba,the President of the NLC ,conveyed the pensioners’ plights  at the 11th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Abuja
He maintained that  corruption cannot be divorced from the plight of pensioners, who are subjected to meagre pension in the face of the biting economic situation of the country.
He said: “That is why the issue of corruption in our system cannot be wished away, people would want to help themselves because they work for many years and when it is time to retire, there would be nothing to rely on for tomorrow.
“As we speak, even the minimum pension that is accommodated in our constitution has not been reviewed. We have a situation in some states where pensioners are collecting N2,000 as monthly pension, even that has not been paid. As we speak in some states, they still treat their pensioners as lepers.”
Wabba used Imo State to buttress his position, saying more than 40 per cent of the pensioners have not been enrolled.
“I am calling on the state governments, including the Federal Government to prioritise the payment of the benefits of pensioners, it is their right, their earnings,” Wabba said.
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