NPA Retirees Wants AGF To Obey Supreme Court's Order Authorizing Payment Of Their Pension, Gratuity

 

A passionate appeal has been extended to the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to comply with the Supreme Court judgment which authorized the payment of their pension and gratuity to the tune of about N108 billion naira.

The appeal emanated from retirees of the Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, who bowed out of service in 1991. They urged the Minister to save their soul as they were currently living in abject poverty, untold hardship and rising death of their members who lacked funds to manage their health conditions.

Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the Chairman of the retired members of the NPA, Engineer Gabriel Shotunde revealed that the Supreme Court judgment in a suit number SC/190/2003 dated May 11, 2007, had affirmed the decision of the Lagos State High Court in suit number LD/1827/92 that the plaintiffs who served the NPA up to 5 years were entitled to the gratuity of one-year total emoluments.

Shotunde said: “The Supreme Court judgment also held that the plaintiffs who served above 10 years are entitled to pension and redundancy benefits under the Pension Act 1990.

“Despite getting the landmark judgment from the apex court, the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service and the Attorney-General before Malami, have failed to comply with the judgment and paid their benefits.

“Some cabinet members of the NPA, who see themselves above the law, are also truncating the final decision of the apex court and have made it difficult for us to get our benefits after serving meritoriously.”

The Chairman further argued that the NPA's consistent claim of compliance with the Supreme Court Judgment is full of contradictions and deceit. 

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