Police retirees in Kaduna state have given the inspector-general of police (IGP) two weeks ultimatum to exit them from the Nigerian Police Contributory Pension Scheme before May 15th, 2023.
The vice chairman, Nigerian Police Association under Contributory Pension Scheme, CSP Mannir Lawal (rtd) spoke on behalf of other police retirees shortly after a prayer session in Kaduna on Thursday.
According to him, the contributory scheme has left them and their families impoverished since its establishment, adding that the association has recorded over 500 deaths from 2007 till date.
While lamenting that their family no longer have respect for them due to over dependency, CSP Mannir disclosed that police officers who retired before the establishment of the contributory pension scheme are doing well far ahead of them because they have received their entitlements after their years of service.
He said in the event that the IGP refuse to listen to their plea, they will have no choice than to pack their belongings and families to storm the Force Headquarters, Abuja so they can have a befitting burial because they can no longer afford to conduct burial for themselves due to the numerous challenges posed on them by the contributory agency.
He said: “Today we have submitted our long-awaited case to Almighty God, the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords and the master of the day of judgement.
“We have presented our case to Allah today with the expectation that He will touch the heart of the lawmakers to remove us from the so-called pension contributory scheme because nobody is above God.
“Second, we are pleading with members of the National Assembly. They have started a good job which needs completion. Our fear is that their tenure is already coming to an end. So we are appealing that before the expiration of their tenure, they should make sure they exit the Nigeria Police from the Pension Contributory Scheme (PCS).”
