Osun Pensioners Lament Neglect, Refute Government s Payment Of Arrears Claim
Our plight in Osun State today is that we have been turned into beggars because we have not been paid for the past five years, from 2016 till date. Government owes us pensions and gratuities.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 22, 2021
Some pensioners in Osun State have lamented continued neglect and refusal of the state government to pay their pensions for five years.
The pensioners who retired as primary school teachers told SaharaReporters that they have been living on benevolence from friends and family members.
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State
A retiree, Oyadare Gbenga, who was a headteacher at Young Primary school, Iragberi in Osun state, described the plight of the pensioners as pitiable.