Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ, B-Zone, has decried the disparity in the pension being paid to media practitioners and other Federal Civil Servant in the country.
In a statement signed by Mr. Dele Atunbi, Vice President B-Zone, the Union said the development was discriminatory and repugnant to equity and the principle of natural Justice.
It noted with concern why disparity in the pension payable to media practitioners and other retirees in the same Federal Civil Service being overseen by the Federal Civil Service Commission.
The Zone described the situation as demeaning to human dignity and repulsive.
It therefore called on the federal government to correct the anomaly in the interest of natural justice.
The Zone challenged all industrial unions in the media industry to show interest in the affairs of their retirees by defending their rights within the ambit of the law.