JOEL: My name is Joel. I retired from the University College Hospital, Ibadan in 2007 on CONTISS 5 Step12 on a monthly pension of N30, 401.
According to the circular on the Consequential Adjustment Table, those on grade level 5 where I belong to were given 51 per cent increment meaning that I will be having N15,504.51 increment per month, with a total monthly pension of N45,904.51. When the 12 month arrears were paid to me on May 25, 2021, I got N59,720.76 instead of N186,054,12.
On June 3, last year, I received N35,378.59 as my monthly pension instead of N45,904; this with a short- payment of N10,525.
On the July 19, last year, I was paid N29,860.38 as six months’arrears instead of N93,027.06.
I will be grateful if my monthly pension is corrected and the balance of the arrears of 12 and six months are correctly paid.
My verification slip and statement of my bank accounts from May to September 7, 2021 will be sent for verification and necessary action, sir.
PTAD: Incorrect Consequential per cent applied to pension on correct rate, pensioner misunderstood the application of adjustment increment is based on absolute number and not percentages.
SHOBOYEDE: Good day, I have a complaint about my mother’s gratuity. She retired in 2004, but she has not been paid.
She started collecting her monthly pension in 2010 with without the arrears. Some people have been collecting money from the old woman promising to help her, but up till she is yet to receive anything. This is after serving the Federal Government for 35 years at Military Hospital, Yaba, Lagos as a Health Assistant GL 04.
Even the monthly pension is not fully paid since she started collecting it. I will appreciate if the government can do something about it.
I sent above-mentioned message to you with reference to what was published in The Nation on Wednesday June 8, 2022. Following this, she was called from Abuja that she should go and request for her file from Ministry of Defence head quarters and take it to Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos.
I have been calling the line since then but nobody pick up the call. I wanted to inform the caller that her file is already in Abuja because she has been collecting pension. She was asked to print her statement of account from 2004 till date, how possible can that be? This is the way they are frustrating people or avoiding paying them.
Please help us. I am awaiting your action.Thank you.
PTAD: Pensioner has been contacted and requested to provide bank statement from Jan 2004 to date and departmental file as she is Pure Federal
MAXWELL: I am Maxwell: Dear Director-General of PTAD, I just want to inform you that I have not seen my federal share pension for August 2021. Others in Plateau State, which is my state, have received theirs since September 3, last year.
Before then, I was receiving my monthly pension of N16,000, per month, but in August, last year it stopped. I want thank you for the good work you are doing in PTAD.
PTAD: We are on overpayment recovery.
AYORINDE: We wish to refer to PTAD’S Letter No PTAD/CSPD/P/101/39908 dated 22 April, 2021 in respect of Mrs Gbadamosi whose ” I am Alive” status has been confirmed by the Nigerian High Commission, London as requested by PTAD.
Please confirm the restoration of Mrs Gbadamosi in the pension payroll and her accumulated pension arrears paid to her accordingly.
Please extend our warm regards to the Executive Secretary, PTAD and her staff. Thank you. I am Alhaji Ayorinde, on behalf of Mrs Gbadamosi.
PTAD: Our CSPD communicated with the Diaspora pensioner and requested for the following: Original documents to be brought through third party for sighting; other documents required to process complaint are life identification certificate issued by Nigeria Embassy; gazzette/letter of first appointment/last promotion/acceptance of retirement; computation sheet signed by Auditor-General; banks statement from stoppage of pension to date; BVN slip; and valid identification.