HUMBLE APPEAL FOR THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) TO CIVIL SERVANTS EMPLOYED IN JANUARY 2025

The Executive Governor,
Oyo State Government,
Governor’s Office,
Secretariat, Agodi,
Ibadan, Oyo State.

Through:
The Chairman, Oyo State Pensions Board,
Secretariat, Ibadan.

SUBJECT: HUMBLE APPEAL FOR THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) TO CIVIL SERVANTS EMPLOYED IN JANUARY 2025

Your Excellency,

We write this letter with utmost respect, humility, and appreciation for the numerous strides your administration has made in promoting the welfare of workers and pensioners across Oyo State.

We have carefully studied the Circular Letter referenced OYPB/G/24/VOL.IV/11 concerning the re-commencement of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for Oyo State Civil Servants. While we acknowledge the noble intention behind the policy and the government’s commitment to ensuring a sustainable pension system, we respectfully seek your compassionate consideration regarding its application to officers employed into the Oyo State Civil Service in January 2025.

Your Excellency, the affected officers joined the service at a period when the existing pension arrangement was still operational and applicable to serving civil servants. Like every other worker, we accepted our appointments with the expectation that our conditions of service, including pension benefits, would align with those enjoyed by our colleagues already serving in the State Civil Service.

The implementation of a different pension structure for officers employed from January 2025 creates a distinction between workers who serve under the same employer, perform similar duties, and contribute equally to the growth and development of the State. Understandably, this has generated concerns among the affected officers regarding equity, fairness, and future retirement benefits.

We respectfully submit that allowing officers employed in January 2025 to remain under the pension arrangement that existed before the re-introduction of the CPS would promote industrial harmony, strengthen morale, and reinforce workers’ confidence in the Government’s commitment to fairness and justice. Such a gesture would also recognize the unique circumstances surrounding our recruitment and help maintain uniformity among officers serving within the same public service framework.

This appeal is not intended as opposition to the Contributory Pension Scheme or to any policy of Government. Rather, it is a sincere plea for special consideration for a category of workers who were recruited during a transitional period and who earnestly desire to enjoy the same pension privileges and retirement security as their colleagues who were employed before January 2025.

We are fully confident in Your Excellency’s reputation as a listening leader and a champion of workers’ welfare. We therefore humbly request that the Government graciously reconsider the inclusion of officers employed in January 2025 under the new Contributory Pension Scheme and allow them to benefit from the pension arrangement previously applicable within the Oyo State Civil Service.

We remain loyal, committed, and dedicated to the service of Oyo State, and we trust that this appeal will receive favorable consideration.

Thank you for your time, understanding, and continued service to the people of Oyo State.

Yours faithfully,

E- Signed

Comrade Y.O. Ojo

For and on behalf of Civil Servants Employed in January 2025

Cc:

Deputy Governor, Oyo State

Secretary to the State Government

Head of Service

Chairman, Oyo State Pensions Board

Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (Oyo State Council)