{"id":33311,"date":"2020-09-30T10:04:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T10:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=33311"},"modified":"2020-09-30T10:04:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T10:04:58","slug":"rivers-pensioners-protest-non-payment-of-emoluments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=33311","title":{"rendered":"Rivers pensioners protest non-payment of emoluments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pensioners in Rivers State on Tuesday hit the streets in protest over the failure of the state government to pay their emoluments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protest is coming barely three weeks after a meeting between organised labour and the state government reached an agreement leading to the suspension of a planned labour strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the pensioners, despite reaching an agreement to set up a tripartite committee to address their plights, nothing had been done yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Joseph Agbo, said the pensioners had yet to know their fate concerning the unpaid benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cWhen we had a meeting, it was agreed that the issue of pension, including gratuity, non-payment of death benefits; all were included, but until this moment, we don\u2019t know our fate. The committee the government said it will set up; up till now, they have not done it, nothing has been done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have written to the Secretary to the State Government, requesting an audience so that we can explain our problems because if you are not a pensioner, you would not know much about the problems we face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut up till now, our letter is just there, they don\u2019t care. The government has no regard for their fathers; that is why they have no regard for pensioners in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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