The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened to hold a nationwide naked protest on November 24 if the Federal Government fails to pay their outstanding N32,000 pension arrears and N25,000 palliative allowances approved since 2023.
National Chairman Mukaila Ogunbote told journalists in Lagos that pensioners abroad would join the demonstration in solidarity. He urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Finance and the Accountant-General to release the funds, lamenting that many retirees had died due to hardship.
“If by November 23 we do not receive payment, all pensioners nationwide will embark on a naked protest,” Ogunbote said, accusing the government of neglect and the NLC of inaction. He appealed for payment before December to help pensioners prepare for Christmas.
