Succor has come the way of embattled 2006/2007 retirees of the Nigerian Ports Authourity (NPA). The organisation has been directed by the ministry of transport to include the former employees who were retired between 2006 and 2007, into its pension scheme.
The good news followed a directive from the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation.
The ex- workers who retired between 2006 and 2007 had on Oct0ber 3, 2013 protested their exclusion from the national pension scheme.
Succor has come the way of embattled 2006/2007 retirees of the Nigerian Ports Authourity (NPA). The organisation has been directed by the ministry of transport to include the former employees who were retired between 2006 and 2007, into its pension scheme.
The good news followed a directive from the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation.
The ex- workers who retired between 2006 and 2007 had on Oct0ber 3, 2013 protested their exclusion from the national pension scheme.
They were demanding the payment of 10 per cent pension and gratuity from the NPA management for what they termed premature retirement.
But, in a letter dated November 6, 2013, the Ministry of Transport directed the NPA management to include the retired workers in the pension scheme.
The letter was signed by Mr Oqua Ete, Director, Human Resource Management, Ministry of Transport.
“I am directed to forward the attached self-explanatory clarification letter dated Oct. 25 from the Budget Office of the Federation on its circular dated Aug. 23, 2009.
“The letter is on the enrolment of 2006/2007 severed staff into the defined benefit pension scheme for your information and compliance,’’ it said.
At the October 3 protest, the Chairman of NPA’s 2006/2007 Retired Workers Association; Mr Charles Binitie, had alleged that the management of NPA had refused to listen to their demand in spite of their letters and pleas.
Shipping Position Daily recalls that after the protest which was held in Lagos ports, NPA’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogwu, had told our correspondent that the organisation working on the financial implication of the ex-workers demands.
He had stated that: “We have a committee that is already working out the entitlement of the retirees. We are already looking into their issues. ‘It is a committee made up of the finance, legal and human resource departments,’’ he shad added.
But when contacted yesterday, he said that he was not in a position to give any confirmation as he was out of the office.
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