A section of retired judges in Ondo State, have taken legal action against the governor of the state, by dragging Governor Olusegun Mimiko before the National Industrial Court over unpaid retirement benefits since 2007.
The retired judges prayed the court to direct the defendants to pay them upward review by 96 percent of their monthly pension from February, 2007 in line with circulars issued in 2010 and 2015 by the National Judicial Council.
They listed some of the retirement benefits as accommodation, four official domestic staff, medical care, and serviceable vehicles, among others.
In a suit filed by their counsel, Adetoye Ojopagogo, the former judges also sought an order of the Industrial Court compelling the state government and its officials to review and harmonize their pension benefits every five years from 2000 till date in conformity with section 210 subsection 2 and 3 of the 1999 Constitution.
