 The Nigeria Union of pensioners, NUP Equity State Chapter has asked the state government to put forward an acceptable format to immediately pay outstanding gratuities of its members from 2014 to 2021. The state NUP chairman Akinola Joel said that the union is making the call in order to alleviate the sufferings of its members. Picking with journalists during the physical verification of pensioners in Adoikiti, Joel noted that a plight of pensioners in Nigeria became worse by not paying their gratuities promptly after retiring from active service. He also lamented over the hardship the senior citizen faced, which has led to the untimely threat of mainly because of lack of funds to take good care of themselves. Some of the retirees who spoke with our crew were quick to ask Gavna Fayemi for the payment of outstanding gratuators, being own union members. The exercise called across 18 local governments in the state and was at the instance of Gavna Fayemi to ascertain the actual numbers of pensioners who were still living and have proper records.