Abeokuta, July 3, 2025 – Ogun state workers have called for suspension of the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) scheduled to commence in the state on July 1, 2025 until the state government resolves some outstanding pension issues.
They urged the government to revert to the old person scheme until it would have addressed all their concerns and worries about the pension scheme.
The workers made the demands at a press briefing in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
They were represented at the briefing by Hameed-Benco Ademola, the Chairman of Ogun State Council of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and Akeem Lasisi of TUC and Isa Olude of JNC.
They alleged that the state government had failed to remit over N82 billion deducted from workers’ salaries to the pension scheme in the last 17 years.
They alleged that former Governor Gbenga Daniel, introduced the old pension scheme in 2008, but failed to remit 25 months of salary deductions before he left office in May 2011.
The workers also said although Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who succeeded Daniel, amended the state pension law in 2013 to commence the contributory pension scheme in July 2025, he only remitted nine months of workers’ deductions during his eight-year tenure.
They also alleged that the current administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun had not remitted any of the deductions made from the workers’ salaries in its six years in office.
The workers said the government had remained silent on these issues in spite of several letters and messages sent to it.
They said their demands were due to the poor implementation of the pension scheme in the state.
Hammed-Benco, who spoke on behalf of the workers said: “Arising from meetings held with all affiliates and organs of the Organised Labour on the CPS and its full implementation in the state commencing on July 1, 2025, we considered it necessary to inform the public of our rejection of full implementation and postponement to a later date when all administrative and financial necessities are in place.
“Workers of Ogun State, therefore, demand for the suspension of the Ogun State Pension Reform Law, (OGPRL) and call for dialogue with the state government within the next 72 hours,” he said.
