The Chairman of Zamfara State Union of Pensioners, Comr. Hassan Muhammad Gusau has declared that, in Zamfara state some pensioners are receiving as low as (N3,000) as their monthly pension.
The Chairman who made the declaration when he featured in Thunder Blowers TV show Tirka Tirka on Sunday said, at the local government level, some pensioners are receiving as low as (N2,500) as monthly pension.
On the payment of gratuity, the Chairman said the level of implementation in the payment of gratuity is still within the coverage of those who retired in 2016.
As for local government retirees, Mr. Hassan said, the payment of gratuity is still within the coverage of those that retired In 2011.
He therefore called on the state government to speed up in getting alternative ways to settle the backlog of gratuity to reduce the suffering of the people.