Pensioner Advises The Youth On Retirement

A retiree of the Riv
ers State Government, Chief Amose Ambrose, has given an advice to young persons who are employed to make provisions for when they retire from service.
Ambrose, gave this advice in a chat with The Tide at the Rivers State secretariat complex in Port Harcourt, on Friday.
He said workers in his time made the mistake of not providing for retirement, which effect is not palatable.
He stated that young persons are vibrant and as such should engage in other gainful activities that would earn them extra cash and would ease saving.
According to him, the time to prepare for retirement as in one’s youthful and vibrant years, when you can do other things alongside your regular job and make savings for retirement.”
He added that having a business outside your regular job was very crucial as this is your ticket to old age and would also keep you active during your retirement age, more over nowadays, people retire looking young and not tired at all they can therefore get their hands dirty earning money.”
He used the opportunity to call on government to reverse the contributory pensions scheme saying, “it will not benefit the worker who had laboured for 35 years or thereabout and goes home with a meagre sum, while politicians who worked not more than 16 years who have far more than he worked for”.

Tonye Nria-Dappa