http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/ex-biafran-policemen-get-pension-gratuities-46-yrs-civil-war/


The 450 ex-Biafran policemen, who were pardoned in 2000
by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, would soon get their
pension and gratuities. The former Biafran policemen will get pension 46 years after the civil war ended in January 1970.

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD)
which begins pensioners’ verification in northeast on
Monday, would pay the pension and gratuities after the
verification of the ex-policemen.

PTAD said it had enrolled about 220,000 pensioners and
uncovered 9,000 ghost payees, its Executive Secretary Mrs.
Sharon Ikeazor, said on Sunday.

She however said three former employees of PTAD were
sacked because of pension fraud and might be prosecuted
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Two other seconded employees have been referred to the
Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, for
disciplinary action, she added.

Pension payment would henceforth be effected by the 15th
day of every month, she said.
“I think we have about 220,000 pensioners nationwide on
the payroll.

She said that PTAD had entered into partnership with ICPC
and established an Anti-Corruption Unit (ACTU) to fight
fraud in the system.

“Also, what we are doing now is that we don’t make
pension payment into any account without BVN.
With this policy, we have dropped about 9,000 pensioners
because they don’t have BVN.

“Without BVN presupposes that they are ghost because we
inherited a lot of data that we cannot really verify.’’
She said PTAD would begin verification of pensioners in the
north east from Nov. 28.
Ikeazor said the first phase of the civil service pensioners’
verification would start from the north east region
comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba and Gombe states

“The first place to start the verification must be the north
east so that we can key into the Federal Government’s
efforts at rebuilding the northeast.

“We can’t forget the north, insurgency or no insurgency; we
are going in there to verify the pensioners so that we can
put them on the pay roll,’’ she said.

Ikeazor also said there were four of such pension
departments to be involved namely the Police Pension, the
Civil Service, Custom and Immigration as well as the
parastatals.

She said while PTAD would start with the civil service, the
other departments would foll soon.

The PTAD executive secretary said efforts would be made
to determine the state with the highest number of
pensioners through the nominal roll.

She said Adamawa, with a little over 2,000 pensioners, “will
take like a week to verify”.

Ok...

"The former (450, emphasis mine) ex-Biafran policemen will get pension 46 years after the civil war ended in January 1970."
The amount which may be outstanding would be close to N3bn.

The policemen joined the Biafra military due to the pre-secession arrangement that all police and soldiers should return to their regions to stop the spate of killings by the government of Gowon. (source wikipedia)

PMB can use this to win Igboland in 2019.

Is it now that most are dead already? You just want to add 450 Biafran names and divert the funds to your account. Ole!

Smh

I didn't read her quote on paying retired Biafran policemen. The statement was just Vanguard's. It did not emanate from her lips.

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