Omo, na serious matter dis wey dey happen for Osun State! Over 9,130 retirees don dey shout as dem no see their retirement benefits since dem comot for work between 2017 and 2025.
Dem come gather for Osogbo make dem yarn their story with journalists. Na Moses Fayemi, di chairman of di group, wey come talk say dem don suffer plenty because of di money wey state government dey hold. He come dey ask when dem go see their rightful entitlements!
According to Fayemi, many of dem never collect any payment since dem finish work come join di pension wahala. E dey talk as if na small pickin wey wan collect im sweet from shop. Over 9,130 people dey affected, and dis matter dey serious o!
“We don write plenty letters to government, but dem dey tell us say make we dey wait because no money dey. Na only God sabi when di money go come,” Fayemi talk as him express di frustration wey dey paining dem.
Dem still dey complain say primary school retirees wey work from 2017 to 2025 no collect anything. Secondary school retirees wey last collect na June 2020! Wetin be dis nah? Dis no good at all for dem wey don work tire for di state!
Di Osun State Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, talk say government dey try its best to take care of workers and retirees. E come blame di delay for local government wahala. Wetin concern local government? Na wetin dem dey face wey dey affect all dis payments.
Alimi come explain say di local government matter don jam plenty portholes wey dey affect di governance for di state. He come assure di retirees say government dey work toward solving di issue. But honestly, how long dem go still dey wait wey no be small matter?
Dis matter don even rise after di Governor, Ademola Adeleke, approve N4 billion for di settlement of certain retirees since May 2025, but di issue no don clear finish. Na wah!
Anyways, as di governorship election dey approach, e go good make government quickly settle di retirees wahala. Di people wey don work for years no suppose suffer so. We go dey watch dem as dem dey try resolve di issue. Make everybody dey face di reality wey dey happen for di state.
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