The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for a second
reading, a bill to amend the pension reform act to exclude the police from the
contributory pension.
The bill seeks to remove the personnel of the Nigeria Police
Force from the pension reforms Act.
It would be recalled that police retirees stormed the
National Assembly early Tuesday morning to raise issues affecting their
pension.
The bill, sponsored by Francis Waive from Delta State, was
passed for a second reading by the House.
Leading the debate on the bill, Waive argued that the
military and intelligence agencies who are not in the pension reform act are
enjoying more pensions than the police.
“On account of the above amongst many others, the Nigeria
Police ought and should be exempted from the current pension scheme like their
counterpart in the Military and the Intelligence agencies. For example, the
highest retirement benefit of Deputy Superintendent of Police under this
obnoxious pension scheme is N2.5m and that of Assistant Superintendent of
Police is N1.5m while their equivalent in Army (captain) and DSS are paid
N12.8m and N10.3m respectively.”
Supporting the bill, Shehu Koko, a retired police officer
said even a retired Inspector General of Police (IGP) earns about N200,000
monthly, adding that military pensioners earn more.
Speaking on the bill, Uzoma Abonta said the pension reform
act should be reviewed instead of removing the police from the Act.
The bill was passed and referred to the relevant committee
of the House
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