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Unpaid Retired Teachers Cried Out….

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The elderly former teachers, who narrated tales of woe during a visit
 to the Enugu State House of Assembly, also said they were yet to be 
paid their gratuities since they retired in 2002.The aggrieved pensioners urged the Speaker of the Enugu State House 
of Assembly, Mr. Edward Ubosi, to come to their aid by facilitating the 
payment of the outstanding entitlements. 
Some retired primary school teachers in Enugu State, on Wednesday, 
cried out over the non-payment of their pensions for about 27 months.Speaking on behalf of the group, Chief Mathias Onovo disclosed that 
they had written several letters to the relevant authorities, demanding 
payment of their entitlements.Unfortunately their persistent pleas had continued to fall on deaf ears, Onovo said.Onovo added that many of the pensioners died as a result of 
difficulties occasioned by the non-payment of the outstanding 
entitlements.The Speaker, Ubosi, assured the retired teachers that “something” would be done to alleviate their plight.“Your labours will never go in vain – you have laboured and you deserve to be paid,” he told the aggrieved retirees.He equally disclosed that most of them are battling health challenges but lack funds for medical care.Aside the non-payment of pensions and gratuities, the retired 
teachers also complained of exclusion in the implementation of 
‘promotion received after retirement’.Ubosi added that the group came at “the right time”, as the state 
government has set up an audit committee to address issues relating to 
salaries and pensions in the various local government councils in the 
state.The speaker, who is also the head of the said audit committee, said 
the complaints raised by the retired primary school teachers would serve
 as a guide in the committee’s assignment.