Former Nigerian ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Hassan Jika Ardo, has expressed sadness at the pitiable condition of pensioners in
Ardo, who is also a pensioner in the state civil service, lamented that “some pensioners in the state have lost their homes due to poverty.
He alleged that the State Governor, Darius Ishaku inflicted pain on the pensioners despite them serving the state for 35 years. The former ambassador who is now the state coordinator of the Independent Grassroots Presidential Campaign Council for Tinubu/Shettima said God will answer the state pensioners’ prayers against Darius Ishaku.
The outspoken former ambassador, who was of the view that “Pension is a right after completing your legitimate service years as a civil servant” said, “It is not a privilege that one would say he is doing you a favour.”
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