Reps to retired police officers: Your pension agitations have been resolved

The House of Representatives Committees on Police Affairs and Pensions have assured retired police officers protesting at the National Assembly that their complaints over unpaid contributory pensions and gratuities have been fully addressed in ongoing legislative actions.

For six weeks, the retired officers have gathered at the National Assembly gate demanding the remittance of their entitlements.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, Chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, Rep. Makki Yalleman, said the concerns raised by the retirees had been captured in a new legislative proposal, House Bill 979.

Yalleman urged the protesters to return home, expressing confidence that the bill will provide lasting solutions to their grievances.

He described the 10th House as a responsive chamber committed to easing the hardships of Nigerians.

“We have been engaging with the retired officers, reviewed all their complaints, and incorporated them into a bill,” he said.

Chairman of the House Committee on Pensions, Rep. Hussein Jalo, reaffirmed the lawmakers’ commitment to resolving the matter.

He added that the committee has been working closely with the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the Pensions Board.

Jalo explained that HB979, titled A Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigeria Police Pension Board, has already been transmitted to the Senate for harmonisation before being forwarded to the President for assent.

“My plea to them is to leave the gate and go back to their homes,” Jalo said.