The African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Dare Bejide, has promised to implement a comprehensive pension reform agenda modelled after the Canadian welfare framework for retirees in the state.
Bejide, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, assured pensioners that if elected, he would “bring to an end the prolonged hardship faced by pensioners through prompt payment of pensions and gratuities, institutional reforms and the adoption of a structured welfare model inspired by international best practices.”
The ADC candidate spoke in Ado Ekiti on Monday during an engagement with the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Ekiti State Council, where he presented his governance vision, highlighted his public service record, and outlined measures aimed at restoring dignity to retired civil servants.
He stressed that pension and gratuity payments were constitutional entitlements that must not be subjected to political discretion.
The former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government said,
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