Workers in Benue State heaved a sigh of relief after receiving one month salary from the state government. Some of the workers who spoke to Daily Trust…
A group of pensioners under the aegis of the Concerned/Aggrieved Pensioners in Benue State have staged a protest against the Governor Samuel Ortom-led state government over the nonpayment of their entitlements in the past six years and two months (74 months). The aggrieved retirees led by their Chairman, Akosu Loream, took to the streets of Makurdi, the State capital in their numbers, carrying placards with various inscriptions demanding immediate payment of their entitlements, PM News reports.
The pensioners wondered why pension arrears were rising despite the claim of N700 million monthly being released for pension payment by the Benue government.
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