The President of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Godwin Abumisi, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as unprecedented support for pensioners across the country.
Speaking during an interview on News at 10 following the Federal Government’s clearance of N39.6 billion in pension arrears under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), Abumisi said no previous Nigerian leader had matched Tinubu’s record on pension welfare.
“We are very happy with the present government. No president in Nigeria has achieved as much as His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu. No other president has achieved as much as he has done,” he said.
Highlighting the administration’s interventions, Abumisi added, “He has paid 10.6% arrears of pension increase amounting to N39.6 billion. He also made available the sum of N758 billion for arrears of pension and gratuity for PENCOM. He provided the sum of N58 billion for the payment of arrears of pension of those on DBS, the Defined Benefit Scheme.”
He continued, “No President has ever been kind to pensioners like President Tinubu.
He didn’t just pay our arrears (of ages), he also paid the 10% increase on our pensions.”
The NUP president also commended the government for ensuring the regular payment of pensions since Tinubu assumed office.
“This government is very much committed to the welfare of elderly citizens in Nigeria. Since he took over, Nigerian pensioners and elderly people have been paid their pensions regularly. We do not have any more problems as we usually do.”
Abumisi thanked the President on behalf of pensioners nationwide and expressed hope that more welfare measures would be introduced.
He also urged pensioners to support the current administration, saying, “We should be loyal to this government because no other government has done as much as he has done. We should make it possible for him to return back to his position by supporting his bid to come back.”
