Falana, Sowore condemn police’s tear-gas attack on Lagos pensioners
“The violent disruption of the peaceful rally of pensioners at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, is a complete violation of the rights of the protesters to assemble and protest against the failure of the Lagos State Government to pay their pension as and when due,” Mr Falana noted.
PenCom intervenes The National Pension Commission also announced on Monday that it was engaging the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Pension Commission over the concerns raised by retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme.
Michael Omisande, chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme, stated that several hundred retirees took part in the protest.
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