Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to
President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of payment
of pension to police personnel who served under the defunct Biafra
police during the civil war.
The Police officers were granted
presidential pardon in 2000.
The Pension Transitional
Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Wednesday announced that about 162 of such
retired police officers and 57 Next of Kin will be paid their benefits in the
first phase which kicks off this month.
Reacting, President-General of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, said although it was a good
development, the approval was justice denied for too long.
He said: “It’s been 47 years
since the war ended and many of the people who should benefit from this pension
are dead already. That goes to show you how the South-East region has been
marginalised and that is why we are harping on it.
“It’s not good to be treated like
a second class citizen in a country you are supposed to belong. We thank Buhari
for this approval but he must tackle the issue of Igbo marginalisation
headlong. Buhari must understand that justice delayed is justice denied.”
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