The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has vowed to carry out
its threat to stage public rallies in Abuja and Lagos on the 10th of April,
2013 to drum up support
for the payment of Pensioners arrears and address the plight of the affected
retirees.
The Labour Union in collaboration with members of the
civil society group said there is no going back on the planned rallies
following the expiration of the one month ultimatum given to the Federal
Government to provide urgent and lasting solutions to what he called avoidable
deaths of pensioners and unprecedented corruption associated with the
management of pension funds in the country.
Briefing newsmen in Abuja the Acting president of the
NLC said the peaceful protests would be held in the two cities to draw
government attention to Immediate Restoration of the withheld check-off dues to
the National Union of Pensioners, accelerated payment of all arrears to the
deserving pensioners, Payment of appropriate pension to reflect the 53.4
percent salary increase and payment of the 18,000 minimum wage in line with the
provisions of section 173 of the 1999 constitution.
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