Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers urge Tinubu to Resolve Overdue Payment Amid Suffering, Death

Samuel Mobolaji

Former workers and pensioners of the defunct Nigerian Airways have cried out to President Bola Tinubu to save their souls as almost all the former workers have died since 2004

The workers said Nigeria Airways, a company well established by the Act of Parliament has not had its Act revoked or repealed while the Federal Government was yet to conclude the payments to the ex-workers and Pensioners satisfactorily in the country.

A statement issued by the leader of the workers, Elder David Uanserume stated that the Airline may be killed or Liquidated, but the spirits of the ex-workers dead or alive lingered on and will not allow the wicked Killers to have peace for as long as the ex-workers and the senior pensioners were not settled

“Nigeria Airways began operations in 1948 till 2004. The Labours of these Pioneers and ours shall never be in vain. Government is a Continuum. If the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

He noted that uncountable number of private airlines emerged in the past sponsored by prominent Nigerians in governance with the intent of killing the Nigeria airways without success. “The Elephant kept flying, converted to Eagle and flew until the Powers that be then selfishly decided to snuff life off her, the “Spirit of Courage” the “Africa’s Best Airline” as she was known then died.

The workers appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to beam a bright search light on the current plights of the still surviving ex workers and Pensioners of the defunct Nigeria Airways” and kindly pay them their total legally allowed Labour rights, entitlements without further delays.

“Haven’t we suffered and endured enough and beyond major? The Almighty has been with us”

“God used former President Obasanjo and Jonathan to kill, punish and delay our payments. While he mercifully used Presidents Yar adua and Buhari to give us Lifeline. (Two Southern and Two Northern Presidents.) Now we humbly pray that God, Allah, All-knowing, Most gracous and Almighty to use President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to finalize, actualize paying all our total outstanding severance package long expected pensions. Please Save Our Souls! (SOS) Our membership cuts across the 774 LGAs in Nigeria”

According to them, a large number of them have untimely died, trained professionals, and high/low ranked managers while many were sick at the moment.

“Some are in the hospitals and most of us can no longer cater for our families due to the current economic realities, same markets.

“I write this in pains, because of partial paralysis since January, 2010, indoors. Most of us are over 60 years, age is not on our side any more. Ordinary paracetamol sells for over N200 per a sachet across the Land”.