Some retired soldiers under the Coalition of Concerned Veterans have protested the nonpayment of their pension arrears for the past 24 months.

The veterans who gathered at the Ministry of Finance headquarters, Abuja, insisted on getting answers to their demands, else they will continue protesting and demanding for their rights.

They were seen with placards on which various inscriptions were written. One of such placards reads, “CCV demands immediate payment of security debarment allowance.” Another reads, “Military veterans demand 24 months arrears of minimum wage approved.”

SaharaReporters observed a banner which contained a comprehensive list of the demands, it reads, “Immediate payment of 24 months outstanding arrears of minimum wage as approved by the C-IN-C. Immediate payment of security debarment allowance (S.D.A) as approved by MAFA Section V Page 98 without discrimination.

“Inhuman reduction from the medically boarded veterans remuneration to be stopped forth with. N.H.I.S National Health Insurance Scheme should be reviewed to cover essential/serious ailments of the veterans.

“Enough of no cash backing slogan on veterans’ entitlement."
They further lambasted the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (Retd.) for failing to come out and see the retirees for three days when they visited him in his house in Kano State, though he was one of them.

The leader of the CCV noted, “We are not here to joke, we are old people who served this country when we were still young, when we had strength, now that we are done with service, the Nigerian government decided to abandon us. All our entitlements, they refused to pay us.

“We wrote letters, tried doing other things to ensure we got our demands met but they didn't heed. During Sallah; we even went to the Minister's house because I am based in Kano; we went to the Minister's house on a visit and he said he didn't want to see us.
“We began to ask questions, is he not also one of us? He's also a retired soldier, why will he refuse to see us? For three days, we were there, how could he be possibly engaged for three days in his own house? We are his primary responsibility, there's nothing that should make him say he doesn't want to see us.

“To our demands: the minimum wage President Buhari signed in 2019, they haven't paid us the arrears, there's another thing called debarment allowance, they haven't paid us. The debarment allowance is supposed to be paid to all military men that have served in the past whether in the Army, Air Force or whatsoever, so we can go and settle ourselves, this will not make criminals recruit trained soldiers to build houses and all but they refused to pay us all, they paid some people but not all.

“The past Chief of Defence Staff was the one who caused confusion and when we cried, we were invited, a committee was set up, the committee members did their job and came up with a report but we haven't heard anything since then and you know that this government will soon end; so this is the opportunity we have that one of our own; Muhammadu Buhari, and the minister, National Security Adviser; and some members of the parliament are retirees like us.”

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Lol...See them. They use you as tools to oppress us at the end, you end up like us and even worse.

The innocent wey una kill if any suppose dey knack una something for dream join the suffer.

I no blame una sha. Na the politicians. But still the thing dey enter una head.

With this menace, one is right to posit that these ones, if not appropriately reimbursed will eventually evolve as the next prospective gang leaders of bandit operations in the nearest future.

Our government is indeed playing with a supposed little flame, which has a high tendency of disturbing the peace and tranquility of our nation.

No be Naija again....
Anyway, I sha know that no Nigerian politician (active or retired) will make heaven.
They are all going to HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sad

So many retired Nigerian soldiers have regretted risking their lives for Nigeria.

They have nothing to show for it. They are left suffering with severe health issues and poverty.

The bloody civilians that they extrajudicially killed, brutalized and extorted from are still better than them.

them no dy put mouth for Husband and wife matter

A

What does the vulturegrilling schmuck have to say??

I'll never pity this people tbh
If yall can support the govt in killing innocent citizens and protesters yearning for a better country then yall should enjoy the karma

I be wan talk wetin dey my mind o.
But let me just observe first.

Too bad

It’s obvious everyone will laugh at the soldiers! But for those of you working for this terrible present government, this will be your case in the foreseeable future if you don’t do what’s right!

Sad after giving out their youthfulness for service.



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

You were not informed too?

Hm

Awww

E reach this idiots side sha

I have no sympathy for any member of the Nigrian police force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian military, Nigerian road safety commission, Nigerian Immigration, Nigerian custom officers, Nigerian clergy and Nigerian Politicians whether retired or still active in service!!

They haven't seen anything

Good for them, the rot system they protested while serving is now against them. Thunder fire all of them.

Ok

Nigerian leaders are jokers...Buhari is the biggest joker...

Mr integrity

Zombies.

Them neva see anything.

That is the one reason i can't have anything to do with any federal government job

Next.

this is awful