By Emmanuel Ani A group of retired Nigerian soldiers who fought during the Civil War have appealed to the federal government to pay ...
By Emmanuel Ani
A group of retired Nigerian soldiers who fought during the
Civil War have appealed to the federal government to pay their outstanding
pension arrears.
The 63 retired Nigerian Army soldiers, who were enlisted
between 1967 and 1978, claimed they had not received their pension payments
despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N134.7 billion for military
veteran pensions in 2020.
This was revealed in a statement by the secretary to the
retired soldiers, Alhaji Bello Oseni, who said their documentation was verified
by the Military Pensioner Board in 2023, but they are yet to receive their
dues.
The statement revealed that the retired soldiers, aged
between 76 and 85, are struggling to make ends meet, with some still living in
their father’s houses built in the 1920s and 1930s.
They have appealed to former presidents, Senate, House of
Representatives, senior advocates of Nigeria, human rights activists, and
influential individuals to intervene and help them retrieve their long-overdue
pension payments.
They appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate and
House of Representatives to intervene.
They also called on civil societies to advocate for their
requests.
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