SOS to the Governor of Oyo State

I am writing this open letter to our gracious Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, to inquire into the matter of the unpaid benefits of my late wife, Mrs. Margaret Kikelomo Olu-Olaniran, who died on active duty as Principal, St David’s Junior School, Kudeti , Ibadan, in 2014 at the age of 59, barely a year before her retirement.

As the spouse and next of kin of the deceased, I have submitted all necessary documents to the Ministry of Settlement since February 24, 2016.

All efforts to date to collect the outstanding tip have not yielded fruitful results.

At the age of 70, I feel so unhappy that nothing has been done about the issue even after writing a letter through the Office of the Chief of Service to the Governor in the year 2020.

I contacted the governor’s office via WhatsApp, but the only message I got from the governor’s special assistant on news media was that I had to provide proof of illness to qualify on compassionate grounds. As I write this, one of my late wife’s relations, who is one of those benefiting from the tip, is terminally ill, but there is no money to take her to the hospital for treatment.

I beg engineer Makinde to look into this matter as you have been good to retirees in Oyo state. God bless you sir.

Olaniran Oluyinka, 08033683466.

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