The Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme (NUPCPS), Lagos State Council, has issued Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu an August 31 ultimatum to pay their long-awaited pension enhancement and wage award or face what they described as the “mother of all protests.”
The ultimatum was announced by the Chairman of the Lagos State Council, Michael Omisande, after a meeting with the Permanent Secretary, Public Service Office, Sunkanmi Oyegbola.
“We have communicated a 19-day ultimatum to Mr. Governor to credit the accounts of pensioners on the pension increases/wage award, or face protest action tentatively fixed for August 31, 2026,” he said.
Omisande disclosed that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police had been notified of the planned protest to ensure adequate security for participants.
He further revealed that the national leadership of the NUPCPS had thrown its weight behind the Lagos council’s position, adding that both traditional and social media platforms would be deployed to mobilise pensioners ahead of the planned protest.
The meeting was attended by the Director-General of LASPEC, Babalola Obilana, and the Commission’s Executive Director, Finance, Muyiwa Oshin.
During the discussions, Obilana informed the pensioners that Governor Sanwo-Olu had summoned him and issued a directive on the matter but did not indicate when the payment would be implemented.
Also present were leaders of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Defined Benefit Scheme, NUPDBS, Olufemi Olarewaju and Olukayode Bada, while the Lagos State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Funmi Sessi, urged LASPEC to expedite action to avert an industrial confrontation.
