This came as the state government assured pensioners it was doing everything possible to meet their requests in good time.
Ayantayo said that a meeting of stakeholders, which included himself, the Head of Service, Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Office, representatives from the Ministry of Establishments and Training, Director-General and other representatives from the Lagos State Pensions Commission as well as Chairman and members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, was earlier held, where they deliberated over the matter.
Some of the Pensioners’ demand include: strict compliance with the constitutional provisions that state that Pension be increased every five years or whenever salaries of workers are increased whichever comes earlier; consequential adjustment on Pension in accordance with consequential adjustment done in 2019; living minimum wage of N50,00:00 for Pensioners in Lagos State.
Mr. Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos Pension Commission, LASPEC, had during the 95th Retirement Benefit Bond Certificates Presentation for retirees in Lagos, said the commission also had about N10 billion to pay as outstanding accumulated debts for pensioners in the state. “Government plans to clear the backlog of pension from 2022 till date so as to achieve the goal of ‘pay as you go’.
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