The chairman
of the Osun pensioners, Comrade Ilesanmi Omoniyi, said the state governor was
insensitive to their plights and lamented that Aregbesola was celebrating his
60th birthday while still owing them and subjecting them to hardship.
Pensioners in
Osun state have urged the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola to pay the
backlog of
their gratuities amounting to about N2billion and the arrears of 12-month
salary.
The retirees
under the aegis of the "Forum of 2011/2012 retired public servants of Osun
State" staged a peaceful demonstration in Osogbo, the state capital
yesterday to draw the attention of the state government to their plights.
According to Saharareportes, the chairman
of the Osun pensioners, Comrade Ilesanmi Omoniyi, said the state governor was
insensitive to their plights and lamented that Aregbesola was celebrating his
60th birthday while still owing them and subjecting them to hardship.
According to
him, "the precarious situations of the workers and pensioners in Osun
state has led to unabated loss of lives of our people on daily basis as a
result of non-payment of salary and pension as well as the backlog of
gratuities starting from 2008 to December 2012, amounting to 22 billion naira.”
He said:
“For a responsive governor, the pathetic situation of workers and pensioners in
the state does not call for a flamboyant celebration of 60th birthday as it is
happening in Osun state now."
"Also,
as at today, people of Osun state are still mourning the sudden demise of the
first Executive Governor of the state and a distinguished Senator representing
Osun West senatorial district, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, our governor
was celebrating birthday.
“Even, if
the plan to celebrate the 60th birthday had been in the pipeline before, the
sudden death of our beloved Senator Adeleke is enough for a sensitive Governor
to shelve the unnecessary flamboyant celebration.
"Thank
God that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has attained the age of 60. If he is a public
servant, must have retired from civil service and join the league of elders,
the senior citizens that he is depriving of their constitutional entitlements.
“This is
callous and sheer wickedness which we know that the Almighty God will repay him
if he refuses to change his mind and do what's right for the pensioners".
According to
the chairman of the Forum, pensioners in the state are facing a lot of
predicaments, ranging from inability to pay their children school fees,
avoidable sickness and loss of lives, among others.
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