Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria calls for retirement age to 65years.

By Afolabi Oyekunle.

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called for retirement age of civil servants to 65years from 60 years and years of service to 40 years instead of 35years.

National President of the Association Dr. Tommy Okon made the call in Lagos while speaking to newsmen during the National Executive Council meeting of the Association.

He argued that at 60years many retirees are still agile, full of energy and have many things to contribute. Dr Okon said retiring them at early age makes them redundant.

Speaking on the minimum wage, He said the 615 naira proposed by Labour was not too much due to cost of living. He said when doing the calculation the tariff on electricity has not been increased, which indicates that the 615naira is still not adequate.

He however assured that consultations on the minimum wage is still on-going between labour and the government.

Dr. Okon also called on the government to restore the payment of gratuity to civil servants. According to him, there is nowhere in the constitution in which gratuity is removed.

"Retired people should not be left at the mercy of PENCOM as many are not paid their benefits on time".

He said there are government agencies such as CBN, NNPC and NPA who still pay their retirees lump sum of money after retirement and wonder why civil servants case should be different

On the current scarcity and increase in fuel prices, Dr Okon believes there is a cabal at the NNPC responsible for this and called on the Federal Government to unravel the cabal. The ASCSN President said the constant lame excuses on the supply of petroleum products by NNPC is not acceptable.

Dr. Okon addressing members at the NEC meeting

He also frowned at the policy summersault of the government which said it had reduce petroleum subsidy but which indication points out that it has been indirectly returned.

Dr Okon said it is time the government put everything right in the petroleum sector as the people cannot continue to suffer.

According to him, the Association is also demanding the reversal of the increase in electricity tariff as it did not follow laid down process including hearing from state holders.

At the National Executive Council meeting, the ASCSN members took far reaching decisions to move the Association forward.

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