Pensioners who retired from federal government agencies and establishments have called for state of emergency in pension administration of the country, saying many of them are dying of hunger, depression and poor health. 

They made this known during a protest held in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital.

The pensioners claimed that they had not received their gratuity and pension for 14 months.

The pensioners said many of them had been denied their gratuity and are consequently dying slowly.

They said further that those of them who had served for more than 20 years before the commencement of the Contributory Pension Scheme were shortchanged through the new pension scheme.

The pensioners also called for reimbursement of their contribution to the National Housing Fund (NHF), noting that many of them were not reimbursed, three years after they had retired from the service.