Surgeon Advises Workers On Retirement Age

A Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Prof Temitope Alonge, has advised workers not to remain in active service beyond 65 years in view of the health implications.

Alonge, a consultant in the University College Hospital, Ibadan, gave the advice on Thursday in an interview with newsmen.

“Age is the real thing in terms of activities; people should not be forced back in the office beyond their mental capability, as productivity will decline.

“Experience in a particular job should not be used as an excuse to hang to a job till 70 or 80 years,’’ he said.

Alonge said that professionals such as judges should not be made to stay longer in service after 65 years considering age and health limits.

According to him, such individuals whose experiences were still considered relevant can always be consulted on contract basis.

The surgeon said that the younger ones should be encouraged to take up positions of responsibilities to add value to society and the economy.  

Alonge explained that age related decline in activity occurred where a person could not remain consistently at the peak with the major organs such as heart, brain and muscles. 

He strongly advised against age falsification to gain employment, stressing that in no time, the body would reveal ones true age by decline in productivity.