Kano- Some former employees of the
defunct Nigeria Airways in Kano have called on eminent Nigerians to prevail on
the Federal Government to pay their entitlements.
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Alhaji Mohammed Adamu, National Vice
Chairman, Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Airways Branch, made the call on Friday
in Kano shortly after special prayers by the members for God’s intervention in
their plight.
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The prayer session was held at the
former office of the airline on Bank Road in the Kano metropolis.
Adamu said the that call was
necessary to save the former employees and their families from further
frustration due to non-payment of their entitlements over 20 years.
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He appealed on the Sultan of Sokoto
and the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), to intervene in the
matter.
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He also called on the Ministry of
Aviation to honour its earlier pledge to off-set all outstanding entitlements
of the former workers.
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“Even recently, three of our members
died, while many are sick and cannot even come out now,’’ he said.
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He said that the pensioners would
embark on hunger strike if they were not paid within the next few weeks.
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It would be recalled that the former
employees had on Dec. 14, 2013 staged a peaceful protest over non-payment of
their entitlements. (NAN)
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