Benue pensioners protest in heavy rainfall
Protesting pensioners have refused to leave the premises of Benue State Government House in Makurdi despite heavy rainfall on Thursday.Daily Trust reports that the elderly retired government workers who earlier notified the state government last weekend about the intended protest which they commenced on Wednesday have vowed to continue indefinitely until their demands are met.
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