CONFAB: Nigeria Pensioners Plan National Wide Protest Over Non-Inclusion Of MembersIgnatius Okpara, EnuguThe Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), has expressed disappointment with president Goodluck Jonathan, for not including their members in the ongoing National conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital. African Examiner, reports that the Pensioners threat of protest is due frustrations in achieving the group’s 15-point demand for their welfare which include none representation at the on-going national conference. The group frowned that pensioners in Enugu state have not been paid their gratuity except for those in 2009. They named Enugu state parastatals that are being owed over 27 months pension to include retirees from the state water board, Enugu State Broadcasting Service, Primary School Teachers among others. Other demands of NUP include outstanding arrears of Pension and gratuity due to pure federal pensioners, out standing 33 percent pension increase and its arrears which they said has been paid to military pensioners.