Cross River retirees lament 12-year pension freeze, beg Otu for review

Pensioners and different retirees from the Cross River State Government person appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to reappraisal and harmonise their pensions with the existent nationalist minimum wage.

The retirees said their pensions were past reviewed successful 2014, contempt 3 increases successful the nationalist minimum wage by the Federal Government since then.

Chairman of the Cross River State Retirees Association, Dr Daniel Effiong, and the association’s Public Relations Officer, Frank Odey, made the entreaty during a programme connected Sparkling FM on Thursday.

Effiong said immoderate retirees presently person arsenic small arsenic N4,000 monthly, which helium said was grossly inadequate to conscionable basal needs, including nutrient and medication.

He besides alleged that galore erstwhile authorities workers had not received their gratuities respective years aft retiring from service.

“We entreaty to Governor Otu to harmonise pensions successful the state. The past clip it was reviewed was successful 2014. Many retirees were screened, yet up till now, galore of them person neither received their gratuities nor regular monthly pensions,” Effiong said.

He, however, commended Otu for promising to merchandise different tranche of gratuity payments earlier December, pursuing the N10 cardinal the authorities authorities paid astir two...