{
  "id": 6352731,
  "title": "Retired BOUESTI Academics, Workers Lament Pension Ordeal, Appeal for Oyebanji’s Intervention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/retired-bouesti-academics-workers-lament-pension-ordeal-appeal-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T00:20:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/09/retired-bouesti-academics-workers-lament-pension-ordeal-appeal-for-oyebanjis-intervention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Retired academics and staff members of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, located in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have implored Governor Biodun Oyebanji to step in to address a worsening pension crisis. The retirees, who are members of the BOUESTI Pensioners Association, highlighted that months of unpaid pensions and outstanding retirement benefits have led many to face severe hardship. In a letter dated September 7, 2026, addressed to the governor, the association pleaded for the immediate payment of all outstanding entitlements, including the full August 2026 pension, the remaining July pension payment, gratuities, and arrears from recent changes in the minimum wage and a 20 to 28 percent pension increase. The pensioners explained that the delay in receiving their due payments has made it difficult for them to meet medical needs and other basic requirements, with some pensioners even losing their lives due to the prolonged financial distress. They expressed confidence in Governor Oyebanji's dedication to retirees' welfare and hoped his swift intervention would offer relief to retired academics and other workers, allowing them to address their medical and welfare needs and prevent further avoidable deaths.",
  "summary": "Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti Retired academics and non-academic staff of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI), have appealed to Governor Biodun Oyebanji to intervene",
  "key_points": [
    "Retired BOUESTI academics and workers implore Governor Oyebanji to address pension crisis.",
    "Association requests immediate payment of outstanding pensions, gratuities, and arrears.",
    "Delayed payments cause hardship, leading to avoidable deaths."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appeal to Governor Oyebanji signals that retirees are turning to the highest authority in the state to address their longstanding pension crisis, underscoring the severity of their financial distress.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}