Thursday, December 05, 2024 -Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has lashed out at the Federal Government after retired military personnel protested over unpaid pensions and other outstanding entitlements.
According to Sani, such a development is sad for the country.
Recall that retired military personnel on Wednesday protested over the
non-payment of their pensions and other outstanding entitlements in the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja.
The ex-servicemen who disrupted activities at the Federal Ministry of
Finance at the Federal Secretariat with music displayed banners carrying
different inscriptions.
Among other demands by the retired military officers are the non-payment
of the 28% increment since January and the three-month palliative and N32,000
flat rate added to them since July.
Commenting about the matter, Sani, in a post on his X handle on
Thursday, lamented that people who risked their lives for the nations now have
to raise placards for their pensions.
He said: “The protest by ex-servicemen in Abuja over an unpaid pension sends a bad signal to those in active service and on the frontlines sacrificing their lives for the security and peace of our country. How can people who risked their lives for us now have to raise placards for their pensions?”
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