FG Reiterates Commitment to Clear Outstanding Pension Arrears
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to releasing funds to clear outstanding pension arrears.
Dr Chioma Ejikeme, the Executive Secretary of, the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) gave the commitment when she received members of the executive of the Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPAN) in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Ejikeme also assured the association that the federal government would thereafter continue to meet its monthly financial obligation to pensioners.
“ The renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu will continue to improve the welfare of pensioners.
“ PTAD is collaborating with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation concerning conditional cash transfer and palliative and will issue a statement when more information is received.
“ On the issue of harmonisation and pension review, be rest assured that PTAD and other relevant agencies are representing this to the new government, and I am optimistic of a favourable outcome.
“ Also, the Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD) back-end computation complaints will be investigated and resolved in due course while the directorate will explore other options to dispatch letters to pensioners which were returned undelivered,” she said.
The executive secretary commended representatives of FEPPAN but urged them to work in synergy with the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the overall interest of pensioners.
Earlier, Alhaji Babaji Magaji, the acting President General of FEPPAN, commended President Bola Tinubu for reappointing the executive secretary, describing the reappointment as well-deserved.
He requested a comprehensive breakdown of the PaPD back-end computation, saying they were yet to receive the letter to that effect.
Magaji said that their visit was to know the status of palliatives to pensioners, harmonisation of pensions and recognition of FEPPAN as a registered pension union.
“ We commend the executive secretary and her team on the regular and prompt payment of monthly pension, the successful completion of the verification.
“We also commend the ‘ Am alive confirmation exercise’ which has made it easy for all verified pensioners to confirm their alive-status from the comfort of their homes,” he said.
