Na serious gbege make PenCom DG, Omolola Oloworaran, carry leg go Labour House for Abuja wey be Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters. People wey sabi matter talk say di visit na “make-or-break,” because heat dey rise over how workers’ pension money dey managed.
Di waka no dey PenCom schedule, but e be like sharp move to calm tension. Na di first time wey Madam Oloworaran go meet NLC since she enter office for July 2024.
Wetin Happen Inside Meeting
Na closed-door meeting dem hold, and e dey described as “tense but correct talk.” NLC Presido Joe Ajaero no waste time, e face di DG:
“Pension fund no be government money o. Na sweat of Nigerian workers. How una fit dey run without statutory board wey law talk say una must get? Workers must know how dem savings dey used.”
Ajaero no stop there. E blast Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), accuse dem say dem dey do anyhow, leave plenty retirees stranded.
“Everyday we dey hear retirees dey beg for money wey dem work for. PenCom must sanction PFAs wey dey mess up. Workers no fit suffer double — work for years and still dey cry for pension,” e talk am strong.
Wetin PenCom DG Talk
Madam Oloworaran no argue plenty. She admit say PenCom don “fall short” for how dem dey relate with Labour. She beg:
“I wan apologise to Congress. E no good say we dey fight for media instead of to dey talk direct. Dat one na mistake. I don come open new chapter — no more media war. PenCom go work with Labour to make sure transparency and accountability dey.”
She promise say PenCom go upgrade digital dashboard, dey give Labour regular report, and create system for steady engagement.
She also add say workers’ pension dey safe, and dem go tighten control over PFAs make confidence return.
Di Truce
By di end, both sides gree say dem go dey work close together. But insiders still warn say di peace dey fragile.
“Labour don throw challenge give PenCom. If dem no deliver wetin dem promise, wahala fit burst again,” one source yan.
