Saturday, December 6, 2025 -The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria is planning a nationwide n@ked protest to emphasize its demand for payment of its members’ outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances.
The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, made
this known in a statement on Friday, Dec. 5, in Lagos.
Ogunbote is also the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners,
NIPOST Chapter.
He said the protest would hold on Dec. 8, unless the Federal
Government pays arrears of N32,000 pension increment and N25,000 palliative
allowance approved in 2023.
He added that the protest will take place in Abuja, Lagos
and all other states.
"The Federal Ministry of Finance and Accountant General
Office are not taking us serious; so, all pensioners must come out en masse to
fight for the injustice,” he said.
He said that the protest would be staged at the offices of
the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate and in front of Nigeria
Television Authority stations. He urged all chairmen and secretaries of
organizations affiliated to the coalition to mobilise their members for the
protest.
He said: “We must show the wound that our clothes are
covering. The protest is continuous until we receive alert of N32,000 pension
increment and N25,000 for six months.
"Those who can’t come and go back should come with
mats.
“All pensioners must come out and fight for their rights.”
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