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Pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, in Lagos, have given insight into why retirees in the state now live like destitute, lamenting that even welfare benefits allocated to them by the government do not get to them. At a fasting and prayer session to seek divine intervention in their plights, they called for the removal of Pension matters from the Ministry of Establishment and Training, even as they called for the constitution of the board of the Lagos State Pension Commission, (LASPEC). Addressing members, the Chairman of the group, Omisande Michael, among others, said “Sequel to the inability of the state government to attend to the plight of pensioners in Lagos State, we have therefore decided to bring our matter to the Almighty God for Divine intervention. “It is surprising that at this present difficult time, the state government is still indebted to CPS pensioners who have retired since 2020 till date. This has turned these pensioners into beggars. “While s

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