Fuel subsidy withdrawal most severely impacts pensioners, according to NUP

In addition, Ogunkolade pointed out that the ephemeral nature of the federal government's palliatives offered to states to lessen the impact of the elimination of fuel subsidies.The Nigeria Union of Pensioners claimed on Sunday in Abuja that pensioners are the ones most negatively impacted by the exploding inflation that has set in since the elimination of fuel subsidies.Bunmi Ogunkolade, the head of the organization's information division, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the low pensions given to retirees had made it impossible for them to afford the cost of products and services. "Pensioners visit the same marketplaces as everyone else, but they are also a unique breed because the majority of them take frequent medication for age-related illnesses. “They are prone to high blood pressure, diabetes and other old age sicknesses. That is why we are always appealing to governments to take care of these special people.