Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for celebrating revenue growth while pensioners remain unpaid, warning that the situation is unjust and unacceptable.
In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Obi expressed concern over reports that pensioners were considering a nationwide protest due to arrears of pensions and gratuities owed by the government.
He said it was morally wrong for the government to boast about hitting revenue targets while senior citizens — who dedicated their most productive years to serving the nation — were left in hardship.
“Just last month, Mr. President announced that Nigeria had reached its revenue target. If that is true, then the moral question is simple: why are our senior citizens, who worked, served, and sacrificed, still owed their rightful pensions and gratuities?” Obi asked.
He stressed that any excess revenue generated should be channeled first towards settling obligations to pensioners, to restore their dignity and reassure Nigerian workers that their labour is valued.
“The excess revenue we celebrate today must not remain on paper. It must be directed to settle our obligations to pensioners, to restore their dignity, and to assure the working population that Nigeria values their labour and service. Anything less is unjust and unacceptable. Good leadership and compassion are inseparable,” he added.
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