Pensioners in the state of Osun took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration requesting the government to pay up their entitlements and benefits.
The elderly pensioners who trooped out at about 8am, walked 5 kilometers from Olaiya Junction within the state capital to the state secretariat at Abere along Gbongan-Akoda expressway
The retirees, under the forum of August 2011 – December 2012 retired Osun State Public Servants, voluntarily left the service as a result of the implementation of contributory pension scheme.
Some of the pensioners who spoke to Channels Television said that the demonstration was their way of appealing to the state government for payment of their gratuity and pension.
However, the state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, who addressed them at the entrance of the state Secretariat, appealed for calm and assured them that the state will do all in its capacity to ensure the comfort of its citizens by attending to their request.
Source: Channels Television
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