A' Ibom Pays Poorest Pensions- NUP Chairman
State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Obong Daniel Ekpo The Akwa Ibom state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Obong Daniel Ekpo has decried the poor living conditions of Pensioners in Akwa Ibom state Speaking with journalists recently in Uyo, he said the major reason why many Pensioners who are still lucky to be alive in the midst of the misery they are facing and some died as a result is because the state and federal governments have refused to treat them as equally human beings living in the present day Nigeria with the existing harsh economy realities " There was a time when N600 or N800 was money and that was what somebody earned several years ago. It is inhuman to continue to pay such ridiculous amount of money to a family man who may still have to pay school fees of children, pay rent and pay for health care which is usually high for somebody that is aging. This is unfair " he lamented According to him, Pensioners in other states of the So...