Femi Makinde,
Osogbo
Members of the Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioner on Thursday continued with their protest over the alleged non-payment of their gratuities and pensions by the state government.
Hundreds of aged pensioners marched from the Ola Iya Junction to the State Civil Service Secretariat which is almost five kilometres away.
Some protesters with walking sticks were not deterred by the distance as they booed and jeered at the occupants of campaign vehicles of the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the coming election in the state.
The protesting pensioners brought out their permanent voter cards and pointed them at the secretariat, saying they would use the cards to vote against the ruling party.
Armed policemen were deployed to guide the protesters to ensure that their…
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