Federal pensioners to receive pension arrears
All federal
pensioners whose biometrics have been captured and claims verified,
will be paid their harmonised pensions this week.
The head of the civil service of the federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, gave the directive to this effect in Abuja on Tuesday.
The affected
retirees included those under the purview of his office, who would be
paid arrears of the harmonised pension, in line with approved rates of
six percent and fifteen percent for 2003 and 2007 respectively.
Mr. Oronsaye wanted
the payments to be made without fail by Friday, according to a
statement issued by his chief press secretary, Tope Ajakaiye, and made
available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.
He confirmed that
his office had identified and addressed the major reasons why some
pensioners, whose biometrics were captured and verified during the June
2010 exercise, had yet to be paid.
He said that such
category of pensioners would also receive their payments, including the
harmonised arrears, without fail by Friday.
Mr. Oronsaye said there would be another chance for pensioners
nationwide and those abroad, who were not available during the last
biometric capturing.
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