House of Representatives, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her refusal to honour invitations from its Committee on Pensions.
Members of the committee also want the Finance Minister to explain her role in the take-over of Police Pension Fund and non-payment of pensions to retired officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force.
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He noted that it was obvious that the minister was not ready to appear to explain why the ministry took over Police Pension office without regard to Pension Reform Act.
He said: “We have been inviting the Minister of Finance over the problems of police pension. She has been holding the police pension and several police pensioners have died due to non-payment despite the fact that the National Assembly appropriated money in the 2012 fiscal year.
“Following her refusal, the committee is going to issue a warrant of arrest against the minister if she fails to attend the next meeting.
“We are going to give her a last opportunity. She has no right to neglect the summons of the committee. Many former IGs have not been paid. Sunday Ehindero and Sunday Adewusi and DIG Akeredolu have not been listed due to the take-over by the minister.
“We want to make the reason for our action clear to Nigerians. We hate playing with peoples lives. We have received some petitions from the police that many police pensioners are not paid.”
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ReplyDeleteIs it now that the I G's are involve, you want to now arrest the finance mimister? You people are fonny, what about all the poor that have die wihtout their pension? It's only GOD that will geoug you people.
ReplyDeletesee kettle calling the pot black, since when did the honourables start caring for the police? oh! I forgot to read, Sunday Ehindero and Sunday Adewusi have not been paid... what about the corporals, seargents or inspectors who have not been paid? their head na coconut?
ReplyDeleteOh nigeria... You are too funny. You are trying to frustrate Miss Iwaela out of her office because she is not a crook like the rest of you and she is frustrating your efforts to steal money. Please leave this woman alone, she is a blessing to this country... Look what she has done to Nigeria's reserves, they have not been this high in goodness knows how long.
ReplyDeleteSHE IS HOLDING IT BCOS OF THE RATE OF CORRUPTION IN POLICE FORCE
ReplyDeleteThe Finance Minister must equip herself with the facts and figures before appearing before the Committee. After all, non-payment of Pension to Pensioners didn't start yesterday.
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