Pension: Police Retirees Reject FG’s Healthcare Incentives
Retired Police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme have again reiterated their demand for total removal from the scheme.
This was coming after directives from President Bola Tinubu aimed at improving the welfare of the retired officers.
OSUN DEFENDER recalled that President Tinubu on Wednesday directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare access for low-income retirees under the CPS and ordered the implementation of long-overdue pension increases.
He also mandated the Director General of the National Pension Commission, Omolola Oloworaran, to urgently resolve the longstanding police pension issue, stressing that members of the police force who served and protected the nation deserved to retire with dignity and peace of mind.
However, the retirees, while appreciating the gesture, said the only acceptable solution was their complete exit from the scheme.
The spokesperson for the protesting retirees, Buba Danjuma, while reacting to the President’s directives, said, “We are very happy that our cries have reached the President, and we appreciate his directives.
He, however, maintained that their ultimate demand remained total withdrawal from the scheme.
Danjuma cited the example of other security agencies, including the Department of State Services and the military, which have exited the scheme, questioning why police retirees should be treated differently.
“The DSS and military have all left and didn’t bother to remain under the CPS because of its many disadvantages. Why should we remain?
“However, what we want is our outright exit from the scheme. If we remain under CPS, we will still remain caged.
“We appreciate the President, but we want him to do everything possible to get us out of the scheme. We don’t want to remain there anymore,” he added.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
