No be small wahala we get for Kaduna State, my people! E no easy for our retired senior public officers wey dey waka for this matter. According to the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, dem don report say more than 20 retired big men like former Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Service don japa without seeing their retirement money! Wetin dey happen for Kaduna self? Our brother Alhassan Balarabe Musa, wey be the Secretary of NUP for Kaduna, na him carry this serious gist come talk.
Dey don dey drag pention and gratuity like say na dead body we wan bury since last year! Dem old soldiers and workers wey don serve this country, dey just wan enjoy small peace for their old age, but wetin dem dey see? Only wahala! Musa talk say as dem enter 2025, plenty people dey hope say government go finally pay dem the money wey dem fit use buy small things wey go fit chop. But as the year dey run, dem hopes dey comot like light.
“We dey expect say 2025 go fit change di narrative for us, but di hope dey fade fast-fast,” Musa yarn. E still talk say no be say dem no get court judgement wey dey favour dem. Even with di judgement, people still dey carry their waka go meet God without seeing as dem go take enjoy dia entitlements. How e go be? E no make sense at all.
Another gbege wey Musa talk be say Kaduna State no don implement di N32,000 increase wey dem suppose get for pension under di Defined Benefits Scheme. Dem expect say as dem dey try reform di pention structure, Kaduna go dey play front line, but na only backline dem dey. “We expect say di governor go be among di first people wey go implement di N32,000 increase, but e no happen. Our dream dey die small-small,” he lament.
Musa dey call on Governor Uba Sani make e fit put eye for di matter as e dey serious and plenty pensioners dey suffer for inside silence. “Dem dey die one by one, and dem dey like voiceless ghosts. We just dey beg di governor make sacrifice di matter well-well,” he dey sweetly plea.
Another level wey e raise be for di retirees wey dey under di Contributory Pension Scheme. Dem dey cry silently, no be say dem dey witout challenges. E get plenty people wey no fit access dem own benefits at all. “Most of dem dey suffer for inside silence. Di whole matter dey heavy for dem heart like heavy load wey no dey comot,
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