By Ayodele Oni
Staff of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, observed Thursday as compulsory holiday as their offices were shut down by protesting military retirees.
Several members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees, under the umbrella of the Coalition of Military Pensioners, staged a protest and shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja.
The retirees were protesting against the non-payment of their 20 to 28 percent salary increment for the period from January to November 2024.
The ex military officers, who had gathered from various chapters, expressed their frustration with the Federal Government’s failure to settle their entitlements.
Their demands included the payment of palliative allowances for the period from October 2023 to November 2024, an additional N32,000 to be added to their pensions, the lump sum payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA), and the refund of deductions made from the pensions of soldiers medically discharged, among other issues.
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