He said though the protests have remained peaceful, the Board wished to appeal to its esteemed pensioners to desist from any further agitation as their demands are being addressed by relevant government agencies.
“It is in this light that I wish to inform our esteemed retirees that the funds for payment of the 24 months minimum wage pension arrears to military pensioners is included in the Board’s year 2022 budget estimates, currently under consideration at the National Assembly,” he said. He, therefore, urged them to continue to show understanding and patience and not to embark on any form of public protests or demonstrations as the issues at stake are receiving due attention.
He said, “we have had a series of meetings with the ministry of defense and every other party concerned, we were even supposed to have the protest before the ENDSARS. “Looking at the Health allowance is just a charade , it only takes care of malaria. I lost my sight while serving in the military. To manage myself I needed medication. A lot of retired personnel are ramshackled by health challenges.
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