19 Northern states and FCT, NUP Exco’s commended President Tinubu for incorporating Pensioners in the New minimum wage.
Pensioners across the nineteen Northern states of the country have converged in Kaduna to deliberate on issues of remittance of pension fund as well to address delays in the payment of pension and gratuity in some state.
In a communique released at the end of a one-day NEC meeting,the pensioners commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for incorporating pensioners into the new minimum wage payment structure,fulfilling the mandate enshrined in Section 173, Subsection 3 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and appeals to northern governor’s to do same
They also appeal to the State Governors to allocate some funds for settlement of accumulated pension arears and gratuities.
The meeting which was well attended by the nineteen northern state Chairmen and their Secretaries of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners,resolved to plead with their various state governors to as matter of urgent address the plight of retirees in their states.
They expressed gratitude for the payment of pensions by the governors of kano, yobe, Niger, kaduna, zamfara ,sokoto and Adamawa states among others.
They also appreciated some state governors who have highlighted the impact of pension and gratuity disbursement on their financial stability for the overall well-being of their Senior Citizens.
