The Federal government has been threatened with legal action by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) for trying to abolish the Pension Transitional Arrangements Directorate (PTAD) without the consent of Congress. Read more
Following their meeting on Thursday, the retirees in the Southwest stated as much in a communiqué that was made accessible to reporters in Abeokuta on Friday.
There were 541 parastatals, commissions, and agencies, according to the Oronsaye study, which suggested that 263 of the agencies be consolidated, 38 eliminated, and 161 decreased in number.
According to the research, the Federal Ministry of Finance should assume responsibility for the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate's (PTAD) functions instead of dismantling them.
In contrast, the union argued in the senior citizens' report that the Oronsaye study did not suggest dismantling PTAD and encouraged the federal government to permit PTAD to remain an entity.
The NUP's South-West Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Olusegun Abatan, signed the communiqué, which warned that the elimination of PTAD will lead to the resurgence of corruption, severe treatment of pensioners, and more premature deaths.
Abatan emphasized that the PTAD is a legal document and urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to be misled by "rapacious civil servants."
According to a Southwest spokeswoman, "If PTAD is unilaterally abandoned, the South-West NUP may file a lawsuit because that would be a breach of the law, rendering it void and meaningless.
The South-West protests against the elimination of PTAD and returning retirees to Egypt, where their benefits will be subject to the arbitrary decisions of ungrateful public employees.
"We do not wish to return to a time when our members would have to die in line or travel to Abuja from all over the Federation before receiving their benefits," stated Abatan.
The Federal government's refusal to provide retirees with the agreed-upon N25,000 palliative fund to alleviate the financial suffering brought on by the elimination of fuel subsidies was another grievance he voiced. Read other stories