Unpaid Pension: Osun Pensioners Slaughters Black Goat, White Ram to Appease Aregbesola

By: Adewale Adetoyese
Osun State pensioners on Thursday went spiritual by slaughtering a white ram and black goat at the entrance of the state secretariat, Abere, Osogbo to protest non-payment of their pensions and other entitlements by the state government.
The retirees later divided themselves into two groups of Muslims and Christians, the Christians were erupted in praise and worship , their Muslim counterparts made Quranic recitations.
Leader of the group of year 2012/2013 pensioners in Osun State, Alhaji Yemi Lawal explained that the prayer and sacrifice was done to seek the face of God to compel Governor Aregbesola to pay their entitlements.
Lawal explained that despite collecting the second tranche of the Paris Club refund, the governor had refused to pay the pensioners.
He added that the recent claim of the government that N2.6 bn was expended on clearing the outstanding salary was untrue, as the wage bill was less than a billion naira.
Another leader of the pensioners, Mr Sola Olojede said the prayer was to appease God to change the heart of the governor.
In a leaflet distributed during the protest, the retirees called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to prevail on the Governor to pay their twelve months pension and gratuity between 2008 and 2012.