Pensioners ask to prioritize their health care.

By Afolabi Oyekunle.

After lengthy years of service, workers after retirement deserve to enjoy their benefits and good lives.

It has however discovered that many of them live under infirmity, sickness, while many died just few years after retirement.

Speakers at the 2025 end of year get together of Agege Zone, Contributory Pension Scheme took time to advice the Pensioners to ensure they prioritize their health, and live good life style.

According to some of the Speakers, they should watch their diet, avoid sugary substance, fat foods, have adequate rest and take enough water daily.

One of the Speakers at the get together.

They were also advised to always check their blood pressure and take their drugs as prescribed by their doctors.

The end of the year get together was a reunion of members in the zone, who exchanged pleasantries and danced to good melodious music.

Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the Agege Zone of the CPS Pensioners, High Chief Sulaimon Ojekunle thanked the members for believing in the Union and called on them to always be alive to Pension matters.

High Chief Sulaimon Ojekunle, Agege Zonal Chairman.

He assured that the zone in collaboration with the state CPS will continue to work in the interest of Pensioners.

Some of the Pensioners who spoke to FocusNews called on the Lagos State government to prioritize the interest of Pensioners in the state.

Some of the Pensioners at the occasion.

They called on the state government to ensure that their allowances from 2007 as approved by the Federal government which their counterparts at the Federal levy are enjoying are paid on time.

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