On Tuesday, retired military personnel took to the streets of Abuja, staging a protest by blocking the entrance to the Ministry of Finance with canopies and chairs.
The retirees are demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements, which include a 20% to 28% salary increment for the period from January to November 2024.
This protest follows a similar demonstration in December, where the retirees also shut down the ministry due to the government’s failure to honor the agreed payment.
Despite the official approval for the salary increment, the retirees claim that they have yet to receive their due payments.
The retirees are also demanding payments for other outstanding benefits, including Palliatives for the period between October 2023 and November 2024, an additional N32,000 added to their pensions, a bulk payment of the Security Debarment Allowance, and a refund of pension deductions from the salaries of medically boarded soldiers.
In response to their December protests, the Federal Government paid 50% of the owed entitlements and promised to settle the balance.
However, the retirees claim the government has failed to fulfill its promise, prompting the resumption of their protests.
At the ministry in Abuja, the retirees erected canopies and placed chairs to block the gate, effectively preventing staff from driving into the premises, and forcing many to park their vehicles outside.
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