The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has warned of a nationwide naked protest on October 6 if the Federal Government fails to implement pension increments and palliative payments. National Chairman of the coalition, Mr. Mukaila Ogunbote, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Lagos. Ogunbote, who also leads the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NIPOST Chapter), said pensioners had given the government until the end of September to settle arrears, increments, and palliatives. He cautioned that failure to meet the deadline would compel retirees to take to the streets unclothed as a symbolic act to expose government neglect and press home their demands. Ogunbote recalled that in October 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved N35,000 for workers and N25,000 for pensioners as palliatives. While workers received theirs within a month, pensioners were still waiting nearly a year later. He added that workers had since benefitted from ten months of additional palliatives, whereas pensioners’ plea for six months’ worth remained ignored. According to him, Tinubu also directed an upward review of pensions by N13,000, but the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General had yet to implement the directive. “When we enquired, we were told our N32,000 increment was omitted from both the 2024 and 2025 budgets. This is injustice,” Ogunbote declared. Mr. Fashola Oluwo, a retiree from the Federal Ministry of Information, called for accountability, urging that officials who failed to implement the President’s directive be questioned. He lamented that despite the approved increment, pensioners continued to struggle, as the amount was insufficient to cushion the rising cost of living in Nigeria. According to him, many retirees could no longer afford essential medication, while some had even died waiting for their entitlements. Also speaking, Mrs. Dupe Ogunniyi, a pensioner from the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), appealed to the First Lady to intervene with the President on behalf of retirees. She explained that many pensioners were burdened with supporting unemployed graduate children and depended solely on their pensions for survival