- Appeals for payment of arrears
The Chairman, Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Federal Civil Service Pensioners branch, Abuja, Comrade Sunday Omezi has called on the Federal Government to pay Pensioners the arrears owed, while he hails the government for not owing pensioners their monthly payment.
Omezi made this call during a news conference in Abuja, expressing gratitude for the reappointment of Mrs Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate PTAD for a second term in office.
He said: “There has been a lot of improvement in the welfare of Pensioners. Before now we go to queue for verification, since PTAD took over we no longer queue. Our pension is now paid as at when due.
” Our major challenge now is with the arrears, from what we got arrears depends on the availability of funds this is according to PTAD. We are appealing to the government to increase PTAD allocation so there will be prompt payment of arrears just like our pension.
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“Again we want to use this opportunity to appeal for review of pension payment, there are people who still collect ten thousand naira in this present time.
What can N10,000 buy for a whole family, pls the government should look into our plight and review the Pension salary payment. We want this review made constitutional”.
The Chairman and his team said the reappointment of the ES is well deserve in view of her track record in the administration of pension and with the prompt payment of monthly pensions and landmark innovation that has eased the process of pension management including the overall welfare of Pensioners.