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Police retirees, nether the auspices of the Association of Retired Police Officers, Imo Chapter, staged a protestation connected Tuesday successful Owerri to request full exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The protesters who stormed the Police Headquarters successful Owerri with assorted placards were received by the authorities Commissioner of Police, Mr Aboki Danjuma.
Speaking connected behalf of the retirees, the Chairman of the chapter, retired SP Amanze Nwakwue, said that the CPS had caused respective deaths among its members.
Nwakwue describes the strategy arsenic “deadly and obnoxious” and truthful demanded the constitution of a Police Pension Board, akin to that of the military.
“This Board should cater for the wide wellbeing of each constabulary retirees,” helium said.
He besides sought a debarment allowance, matching the proviso fixed to their counterparts successful the military.
He noted that the Nigeria Police Force operated aggregate pension schemes, questioning wherefore AIGs, DIGs and I-Gs exited the CPS, portion others from CP fertile downwards remained.
“If the CPS is that good, wherefore were the constabulary generals exiting and leaving from the fertile of Commissioner of Police downwards successful the CPS.
“We privation full exit from the deadly and obnoxious contributory pension scheme.
“We privation the NPF Pension Limited scrapped,” helium said, arguing that it was not registered to run arsenic a concern entity,” helium said.
The president besides demanded that the N758.9 cardinal enslaved for pension liabilities beryllium paid straight to idiosyncratic retirees’ accounts, and not done PFAs.
He urged President Bola Tinubu to motion an enforcement bid for their full exit from the CPS.
According to him, specified exit is already observed for the military, NIA, DSS, and National Assembly staff.
Responding, Danjuma encouraged them to beryllium diligent and assured them that the I-G, Mr. Olukayode Egbetokun, and the absorption squad were addressing the issues raised.
Describing the retirees arsenic “our fathers and teachers”, helium assured them that the I-G was determined to amended the payment and packages of retirees.
He said that their protestation missive would beryllium delivered to the I-G.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that immoderate of their placards work “retired constabulary officers nether the CPS are dying successful droves, exit is our stand”, “President Bola Tinubu delight travel to the assistance of constabulary retirees,” and “We the retired Police officers accidental nary to evil slayer and obnoxious contributory pension scheme,” among others.
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