Retirees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to alleviate their sufferings by paying up their outstanding four- month pension.
Mr. Taiwo Idris and Malam Nuhu Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of their colleagues, said their families were going through very hard times because they can hardly meet up their obligations.
They said they were promised payment by those responsible for the pension but lamented actions have not been matched with words till date.
“The Federal Government and officials in charge of the pension should come to our aid. This is our entitlement and we need it to meet up with our family commitments.
“We are asking the authorities to respond to the voice of reasoning because staging protests will not solve the problem and we are not even ready for that in the first place,” the retirees added.
They expressed dismay over what they described as nonchalance and lack of concern by the appropriate authorities, stating that they were being held to ransom.
They recalled that newspapers have reported that arrangements had been completed for the payment of June, July, August and September 2014 pensions, wondering why nothing has so far been paid.
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