[VIDEO] Tired and Fed Up, Lagos Pensioners Hit the Streets Over 35 Months Unpaid
It’s Monday morning. Lagos is buzzing, as usual. But this time, it’s not just the traffic making noise. Pensioners—old men and women, some with walking sticks, some just with tired eyes—are out on the streets. They’re not smiling.
They’ve had enough. Thirty-five months. That’s how long they’ve been waiting. No pension. No palliative. Nothing. Some of them worked for NITEL. Some for the Federal Radio Corporation. Others for the Nigerian Railway. All of them, forgotten.
They’re holding signs. Some just stand in silence. Others shout. “Pay us our money!” one woman yells. Her voice cracks, but she keeps going.
It’s not just about the money. It’s about respect. About survival. “We want the government to tell us when. Give us a date. We can’t keep living like this,” another man says, shaking his head.
Every day is a struggle. Food, medicine, rent. The little things. The big things. All of it, harder without their entitlements.
They’re not asking for much. Just what they earned. Just what they were promised. And today, they want answers. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Now.