2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted with “deep concern” after reading about pensioners, who are “contemplating” a nationwide protest over “unpaid arrears”.
The former Governor of Anambra State opined, the “excess revenue” Nigeria celebrates today should not just be “on paper”, but, must be “directed to settle our obligations to pensioners”.
In his reaction via X, Obi said: “I read with deep concern that our pensioners, men and women who gave the most productive years of their lives in service to our country, have been pushed to contemplate a nationwide protest over unpaid arrears.
“Just last month, Mr. President announced that Nigeria had reached its revenue target. If that is true, then the moral question is simple: why are our senior citizens, who worked, served, and sacrificed, still owed their rightful pensions and gratuities? Revenue growth should first reflect in the lives of the people, especially those in difficult times.
“The excess revenue we celebrate today must not remain on paper. It must be directed to settle our obligations to pensioners, to restore their dignity, and to assure the working population that Nigeria values their labour and service. Anything less is unjust and unacceptable.Good Leadership and compassion are inseparable.
“A New Nigeria is POssible.”
