The Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) has declared their support for Governor Seyi Makinde led Government in Oyo State saying it is one with human face.
The Secretary of the Union in Oyo State, Comrade Segun Abatan who was Aanuoluwapo Omorinde’s guest stated this today while speaking on IMPACT POINT a weekly News and Current Affairs programme on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan.
According to him, Governor Seyi Makinde has been performing wonderfully well. “The money that the Ajimobi’s administration could not pay Pensioners is what the Governor is paying now. Let me tell you something, the last administration had more money than this Government because their were a lot of monies that that administration received even amidst the economic realities of the time”
When reminded that the Nigerian Union of Pensioners in Oyo State at a time gave the late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi an award as the “Most Pensioners Friendly Governor Award” during his First term, Abatan said “unfortunately, I will not want to talk about the dead. In Yoruba land, we don’t do it but we must look back.
“As regards that Award, it was just a package to pacify Ajimobi to consider the payment of the arrears of retired Primary School Teachers who were owed for several months”.
On the plan of the Governor to pay gratuity arrears from 2013 to June 2020, the NUP Boss said “every right thinking person should know the Government cannot afford such amount of money at
