Retired military personnel staged a protest in Abuja on Tuesday, blocking the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in demand of the overdue payment of their entitlements.
The retirees set up canopies and arranged chairs, effectively barring access to the ministry as they expressed their dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to settle their claims.
This protest follows a similar demonstration in December 2024, where the retirees also halted operations at the ministry over the non-payment of their entitlements.
Despite official approval for the payments, the retirees were reportedly informed that there were no funds available to fulfill the owed amounts.
The group is calling for the payment of not only the 20% to 28% pay increase for January to November 2024 but also other benefits that remain unpaid.
These include palliative payments from October 2023 to November 2024, an additional N32,000 to their pensions, a bulk payment of the Security Debarment Allowance, and reimbursement for pension deductions taken from the salaries of soldiers who were medically boarded.
