Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State council has reiterated its support for the present administration in the state, stating that Governor Seyi Makinde had been committed to their welfare which had made retirement attractive to the state workers.
The NUP’s secretary, Comrade Olusegun Abatan during an appreciation rally organised for Governor Makinde over his goodwill towards the pensioners in the state, commended the governor for his kindness and humanity towards pensioners.
He noted that before Makinde’s administration, pensioners in the state were treated with disdain, with their gratuities and pensions withheld or paid in installments.
Abatan further praised the governor for his sensitivity to the plight of the pensioners in the state, saying that since the inception of his administration, he had committed to the increment of minimum wage of the pensioners and directed that all pension increases since 2007 be factored into the pensions of affected pensioners.
Abatan also noted that the governor’s promise to clear all arrears of pensions on or before May 28, 2027, had given pensioners hope for a better future.
He lauded Makinde’s achievements in the state especially in the areas of massive construction of roads, the reinstatement of workers and pensioners who were wrongly removed from the payroll, and the recent appointment of workers and teachers.
In his remarks, Makinde, who was represented by the deputy governor, Adebayo Lawal, said that the solidarity rally by the pensioners in the state is unprecedented in the history of the state which has never happened in the state.
