Ekiti varsity pensioners demand unpaid pensions, gratuities

Retired staff members of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology Ikere-Ekiti have demanded the urgent intervention of the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, over their outstanding pensions and other entitlements.

The association made the appeal in a letter to Oyebanji, dated September 7, 2026, signed by its Chairman, Dr Kola Ajaja, and Public Relations Officer, Alao Odeyemi.

The BOUESTI Pensioners Association said their demands included full payment of the August 2026 pension; payment of the remaining 50 per cent arrears of the July pension.

They listed other demands as settlement of arrears arising from the new minimum wage and the 20–28 per cent pension increase; implementation of the 2019 consequential adjustment in pension; and payment of outstanding gratuities.

The pensioners stated that the delay had subjected members to “financial hardship, ill-health and, in some cases, untimely deaths, particularly as many of us depend on our monthly pensions for medication and basic welfare.”

According to the pensioners, prompt intervention by the governor would enable them to meet their healthcare and other basic needs and prevent further avoidable deaths.

“We have chosen to send this appeal to you (the governor) rather than embark on public protests because we believe that you will answer our prayers with utmost urgency,” the pensioners said.

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