Retired police officers and their wives on Wednesday staged a protest on the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Tinubu assent to a bill searching for to exempt the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The protesters, underneath the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria, accused the federal authorities of delaying motion on the bill, which they stated would tackle the poor retirement advantages paid to former police personnel.
The protest was a part of an indefinite demonstration that resumed on September 29, 2026, following what the group described because the failure of earlier engagements with authorities officers to resolve the matter.
The discussion board’s chief, CSP Raphael Irowainu (retd.), stated the National Assembly handed the bill on December 4, 2025, and transmitted it to the president on March 16, 2026.
He accused the National Pension Commission (PenCom) and police administration of opposing the proposed exemption, alleging that their actions had contributed to the delay within the president’s assent.
Irowainu stated the retirees have been not happy with assurances that their welfare would enhance, insisting that their essential demand was the removing of the police from the scheme.
The protest adopted an indication at PenCom’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, the place the retirees reportedly spent about seven hours demanding that the fee cease opposing the bill.
According to Irowainu, PenCom’s secretary and authorized adviser, Mohammed Sani, who represented the Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, appealed for calm and warranted the protesters that efforts have been being made to enhance their retirement advantages.
The retirees, nevertheless, insisted that they needed an exemption relatively than improved advantages underneath the present association.
Irowainu stated the navy, Department of State Services, National Intelligence Agency and National Assembly had been exempted from the contributory pension system, launched in 2004.
He stated retired Assistant Superintendents of Police obtained lump-sum funds of between N2.1 million and N2.5 million, with month-to-month pensions of about N25,000.
According to him, retired superintendents obtained between N2.5 million and N2.8 million, with month-to-month pensions of N35,000 to N40,000, whereas retired Commissioners of Police obtained between N7 million and N9 million, with month-to-month pensions of N90,000 to N100,000.
He stated the funds have been insufficient to satisfy retirees’ primary wants, together with medical bills.
The discussion board’s chief additional alleged that greater than 20 members had died within the previous six months as a result of they may not afford medical remedy.
Irowainu stated the group had protested on the Presidential Villa in April and engaged the Inspector-General of Police, the Ministries of Justice and Police Affairs, however had but to safe a passable decision.
He vowed that the retirees would proceed their protest till Tinubu assented to the bill or the federal government took concrete steps to deal with their grievances.
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