The pensioners said this would help cushion the hardship of the senior citizens during the lockdown period ordered by the Federal and some state governments.
Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners’ Association of Nigeria , others in Ekiti and Nasarawa states have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to include vulnerable Nigerian pensioners in the COVID-19 palliatives being distributed nationwide.
In Ekiti, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners , said the palliatives are needed to enable its members cope with the effects of the lockdown. Ayo Kumapayi and Azeez Agbaje, Chairman and Secretary of the union respectively, made the appeal in a statement in Ado-Ekiti. “The lockdown is a double jeopardy on our members because some of them were still being owed pension arrears by government while their children who are supposed to cater for them are also trapped in the lockdown.
“We are, therefore, appealing to governments, corporate bodies and individuals to save our souls and reach out to our members,” the News Agency of Nigeria, reported. Comrade Yusuf Iya, NLC Chairman said that civil servants who are living with disabilities need support to cushion the effects of the partial lockdown, saying the economic situation is biting harder with the COVID-19 outbreak, hence pensioners should be captured in whatever palliative the government would give to the vulnerable.
On his part, Mohammed Doma, TUC Chairman in the state said civil servants, especially the junior workers and pensioners should be considered for support at this time.
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