LAWYER, FEMI FALANA, PLEASE BE VERY VOCAL AND PERSISTENT ON DEMANDING THE RIGHTS OF OLD AGE FEDERAL PENSIONERS WHO ARE DAILY DYING BECAUSE OF HUNGER AND DISEASE.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, PENSIONERS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PENSION ARREARS ARISING FROM 56% OF THEIR PENSION INCREASES OF 2011 (OUT OF WHICH ONLY 33% HAVE BEEN PAID LEAVING A BALANCE FOR 30 MONTHS) AND ALSO THE NON-PAYMENT OF HARMONISED PENSION ARREARS OWED TO PENSIONERS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

IT IS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST RESPONSIBILITY OF NLC AND TUC TO ENSURE THAT THESE TWO TYPES OF PENSION ARREARS ARE PAID TO THE FEDERAL WORKERS IN ONE GO, HENCEFORTH. FURTHERMORE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD INCREASE THE PENSIONS BY 57 % AS AND NOT ONLY BY 33% AS THEY DID IN 2012.