Some members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees below the umbrella of the Coalition of Navy Pensioners in Abuja shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning over the non-payment of their 20% to twenty-eight% wage increment from January to November 2024.
The retired navy officers who got here from completely different chapters lamented the failure of the Federal Authorities to pay them their entitlements.
Their calls for are cost of palliatives from October 2023 to November 2024, cost of N32,000 added to pension, cost of Safety Debarment Allowance (SDA) in bulk and refund of deductions created from the pensions of medically boarded troopers amongst others.
In December 2023, the Senate introduced plans to launch full investigation into the Navy Pensions Board after it resumes from recess.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola, made the announcement in the course of the defence of the price range report by the Senate Committee on Institution and Public Service.
Through the session, a further fund amounting to N20bn was requested for, in direction of the development of a workplace constructing for the navy pensions board, in addition to the renovation of the part 1 to 4 of the federal secretariat.
The Chairman questioned the operations of the board, its price range and the variety of retirees who reportedly obtain cost.
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