106 New Nigerian Newspapers Staff Members Die Waiting For Benefits – Union
By Joshua Egbodo
Staff members of the New Nigerian Newspapers (NNN) Limited Tuesday said as of January 2025, 106 of their colleagues had died waiting for their terminal benefits from the northern governors.
A statement signed by Alhaji Sadiq Tela, on behalf of Elders Forum, and Friday Sule for Joint Union of the New Nigerian Newspapers, said: “Following the recent out-of-court settlement between Northern Governors Versus Albert Iweka and Co, which was adopted on the 27th of November, 2024 by the Federal High Court as facilitated by New Nigerian Beneficiaries, expectations have been high, given the extreme poverty orchestrated by this pending benefits.
“Recall that the duo of Barrister Iweka and Idi Sule, all former workers of the New Nigerian Newspapers, had dragged Northern Governors to Court over payments of check off dues and later obtained a garnishee order that froze New Capital Properties Limited (NCPL) account where the proceeds of sales of NNN assets was domiciled in.
“Following the painstaking efforts by New Nigerian Beneficiaries, the matter was squashed and all garnishee orders instituted earlier vacated and all parties duly settled except the New Nigerian Beneficiaries.”
They lamented that “more than 100 days after the vacation of the 10-year old court matter, all New Nigerian beneficiaries who served the 19 Northern Governors are still wandering in the wilderness, in pains and gnashing of teeth.”
While however lauding the incumbent Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, the staff members appealed to the Northern Governors under the leadership of Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state, to urgently come to their aid.
“In the Spirit of Ramadan, we beg our Northern Governors to show mercy on our families as most of us are unable to break fast,” they said.
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