Bias in the execution of the pension policy in the country: NIC

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has fixed the 19th of May this year for judgment in a suit instituted by aggrieved retirees from the country’s six geo-political zones against the Federal Government over alleged discrimination in implementing the pension policy in the country.

The trial Judge, Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, fixed the date after counsel to various parties adopted their processes and arguments.

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When the matter came up, the court granted a motion by the counsel to the retirees, Emmanuel Omonuwa seeking leave of court to file additional facts on oath by the claimants.

Justice Obaseki-Osaghae also dismissed the objection to the admissibility of the additional facts by the defendants and held that the other points filed by the claimants were to bring to the notice of the court that they were in the service of the defendants before they retired.

The retirees are challenging the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to review their pensions upward in line with the provisions of Section 173 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Pension Acts of 2004 and 2014.

The claimants who are from the six geo-political zones are Chike Ogbechie, Hajiya Fatima Ahmad, Olarewaju Ale, Vitas Ajaegbu, Alhaji Abubakar Giza, Samuel Oladosu Ajayi, Dama Peter Douglas and Alhaji Muhammed Maccido.

The six defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Labour and Employment, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the Director General, the National Pension Commission and the Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.

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