The pensioners of the defunct Nigerian Airways stormed the premises of the federal ministry of finance to protest the non-payment of their severance package.
Emerging reports have it that Nigeria Airways pensioners on Tuesday morning, September 18, protesting over the non-payments of their entitlements by the federal government.
Channels TV reports that the protesters went to the ministry of finance to make their demands known.
It was learnt that they prevented workers at the ministry from resuming work thereby shutting them out of the office.
Nigeria Airways pensioners protest over non-payment of entitlements. Photo credit: Channels TV
The pensioners barricaded the entrance of the ministry to demand immediate payment of their severance package, which amounts to N45 billion.
The pensioners accused the minister of finance Kemi Adeosun of refusing to release the N45 billion pension fund which they said has been approved by the Federal Executive Council since September 2017.
Speaking to journalists, the national president of the former workers of Nigeria Airways, Sam Nzeme, said that since President Buhari approved of the payment, nothing has been done and he has sent countless letters to the authority without any response.
In a related development, the pensioners, frustrated after waiting endlessly for their severance package pleaded with the President Buhari to intervene and order immediate payment of their entitlements before Christmas for them to have a blissful yuletide.
Many of the former workers of the defunct national carrier who spoke to Pension and You on condition of anonymity, lamented that it had been frustrating and painful to them especially after their hope had been raised to receive immediate payment following the approval for such in September.
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