ABEOKUTA— Following appeals by the senior citizens to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun to extend its end of the year bonus to them, the government has yielded to their demands.
Governor Abiodun has therefore approved the immediate payment of N20,000 across all strata of pensioners in the state
Confirming the kind gesture, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, in a letter addressed to the Governor and jointly signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Waheed Oloyede and Secretary, Comrade Bola Lawal respectively, said the development is first of its kind in the history of the State.
They described the Governor’s love to them as “unquantifiable and of sincere goodwill”, urging him to approve the consequential adjustments of pensions in the new year.
