Anambra Retirees Reject Christmas Rice from Gov
Anambra State retirees have rejected the Christmas rice given to them by the state Governor Willie Obiano, saying what they want is for the state government to ensure prompt payment of their retirement benefits. The retirees disclosed that payment of gratuity to retired workers in the state stopped in 2017.
The state chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Dr Anthony Ugozor, disclosed during a meeting with pensioners in Onitsha North Local Government Secretariat on Wednesday that the last gratuity was paid in 2017, adding that they have also been informed that there was no instruction to pay gratuity to retired workers in the state.
He said, “They give us rice at the end of every year, but the gift of rice is not constitutional. It is a gift which the government is not mandated to give. If the pension is reviewed as and when due and harmonisation done as it should be done and arrears paid when it is supposed to be paid and we are not given rice, we will be more comfortable because we will have enough money to buy the type of rice we want and still have enough money to attend to other needs.”
“It is unfortunate that once somebody retires in Nigeria, he is regarded as deadwood because we can neither embark on strike nor give the government an ultimatum. The only thing we can do is to go on a hunger strike, which is even detrimental to our health.”
“Everything government is doing concerning pensioners is mere pretense and exploitative and that is why I say that no government is a true lover of pensioners, be it federal, state, or local government.”
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