The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners has appealed to Kwara Government to approve the national minimum pension for pensioners in the state and 16 Local Government councils, to improve their well-being.
The union made the plea in Ilorin on Tuesday in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Alhaji Saidu Oladimeji, and Secretary, Mr Samuel lbidoja respectively.
According to the statement, several Pensioners from the state and local government service, who still receive monthly pensions as low as N4,000 are finding it difficult to survive with their families
The statement said the union was backing the current demand of N30,000 minimum wage by organised labour.
The union in the statement expressed optimism that the N30,000 minimum wage when approved and implemented would no doubt have positive effect on the lives of pensioners in the state.
The 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the statement further noted state that “pension shall be reviewed every five years or together with any Federal Civil Service salary reviews.
The statement also appealed to Local Government Pensions Board to implement the 20 percent salary increase harmonisation of year 2010 for affected pensioners, who retired from the 16 Local Government councils in the state.
The statement stated that retirees from the 16 Local Government councils were living in abject poverty.
