The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, South West region is set to test in court, the constitutionality of non payment of gratuity by some governors in the region.
The Union said it has asked its lawyers, one of whom is a senior advocate of Nigeria, to facilitate the court processes.
After a meeting of the caucus, in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, the Southwest Public Relations Officer of the Union, Segun Abatan, said some pensioners still collect five hundred naira as their monthly pension.
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Describing this situation as pitiful, Abatan underscored the urgency to conclude all arrangements to meet with the National wages and income commission to address this anomaly.
According to Abatan, the union has begun work on a proposal to the National Assembly on the Minimum Pension Bill.
In addition, he emphasised the need to criminalise non payment of gratuity by some state governors.
The Union appealed to governors still owing pensioners to begin the process of payment in order to cushion the effects of the harsh economic situation on pensioners.
