Anambra retirees demand new minimum wage

In a petition to the Anambra State House of Assembly obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday, the pensioners, who retired mostly in 2011 said their pensions which were based on the economic indices of about 10 years were no longer sustaining them.

They appealed to the lawmakers to prevail on Governor Willie Obiano to follow the law on the harmonisation of pensions.The petitioners in a statement stated, “Sadly, the harmonisation of pensions has not been done since the deputy governor’s committee which was constituted in 2018 had submitted its recommendation to the governor for implementation.

“The affected pensioners are of the view that the state government is not keen on harmonising pensions. “Many of the affected retirees are in agony; while some have died due to the pittance they are paid which could not afford them the recommended drugs and diets good for their health.”“In the light of the above, we passionately appeal to you to kindly prevail on governor Willie Obiano to implement the recommendations of the committee. More importantly, the accumulated arrears of the pension gap paid from May 2011,” they said.

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