Apparently trying to stave the planned nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, over pension-related issues, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the immediate release of N90 million to the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP.
The payment has, however, angered members of the Association of Federal Public Service Retirees, which claim to have more than 65,000 members but are not getting any meaningful assistance from the Federal Government.
The association has fired an eight-paged protest letter signed by its National Chairman, Emmanuel Akinola Omoyeni, to President Jonathan, demanding explanations on why it should pay check-off dues to a union when in reality it is the union members who should be remitting check-off to their respective unions in accordance with labour laws of Nigeria.
They alleged that the so-called check-off dues would end up in some powerful government functionaries’ pockets as there was no evidence that such monies could be given to any union in Nigeria.
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