Retirees of the Prisons, Immigration and Customs Services on Tuesday in Lagos decried the ``poor organisation’’ of the ongoing verification exercise for the payment of their pension arrears.
The Kirikiri Prisons, venue of the exercise, recorded a high turnout of pensioners, including the aged.
The exercise, which began on Aug. 25, will end on Sept. 7.
Some of the elderly people, who looked sickly, had to be assisted by their relations at the venue.
Many of the pensioners had to lie down on the field or sit atop their vehicles, as chairs were not provided for them.
The retirees complained that the process was too slow and that they were being subjected to inhuman treatment.
The Public Relations Officer of Customs Retirees,Johnson Olubayo, described the organisation of the exercise as poor.
A retired Comptroller of Customs, Ladi Sowemimo, described as distasteful the way the retirees were treated.
Other retirees, who did not want to be identified, noted that the organisers were not prepared for the exercise.
Efforts to get the officials to comment on the matter were unsuccessful as they said they were not authorised to speak to the media.
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