 A group on the edges of local government and primary school retirees have staged a peaceful protest demanding payment of their retirement benefits. Speaking to newsmen in Asaba, they disclosed that their benefits accrued since 2014 to date are not paid. The group demands that the monthly allocation to the Bureau of Local Government be increased from 300 million Naira to 2 billion Naira, declared a state of emergency on pension payment for local government and primary school retirees, among others. We used 35 years of our youthful age to serve the government. After the term and the job done for us, as if we were dismissed from the work, we are the day of 2017. The day I came here, I slumped here. You don't believe that I slumped. Look at my knees. Please, please, excuse me. I want to ask you something. I want to ask you something. Because of this country, I have to go into the country. As I'm talking to you, 63 of the retirees have died in Warrisouth. Yes, today, one died again. So I want you to understand the pain the retirees are going through. Most cannot pay their house rent, so many cannot buy their medications. So we have been coming here this the fourth time. We are coming to negotiate with the governor of Delta State. And we just wouldn't use to pay the backlogs of pension. No pension, no gratuity. Nothing at all. It's 80 years. Those who came out this afternoon to present their anger, which are these benefits, are these calibres of the local government and primary school teachers. And this is purely an issue that is within the lobby of the Jack, which is the joint local government committee where they discuss their share of the fact. And it's fascinating, I promise, that we will speak with them and see how they can make it possible to increase it. Thank you very much.