The protesters who are at the Ministry of Finance have prevented workers of the ministry from gaining access into the building in protest of their withheld entitlements.
Pensioners of the now-defunct Nigeria Airways are currently protesting the non-payments of their entitlements by the Federal Government.
The protesters who are at the Ministry of Finance have prevented workers of the ministry from gaining access into the building in protest of their withheld entitlements.
Recall that Sahara Reporters had reported in August that the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) had threatened to disrupt the commencement of flight operations of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, if the Federal Government refuses to pay the approved severance packages and entitlements of N45 billion for the defunct Nigeria Airways.
ATSSSAN also noted that at least 960 of the slightly above 6,000 staff of the airline, at liquidation, had died in pitiable circumstances since the airline was liquidated by fiat in 2004 by the Federal Government.
Ahmadu Ilitrus and Frances Akinjole, the President and Deputy General Secretary of ATSSAN, respectively, lamented that since the approval for their entitlements was made by President Muhammadu Buhari over a year ago, the government had not made efforts to ensure payment to beneficiaries.