Ohanaeze
Lauds Buhari Over Payment Of Pension To Biafra Police Officers
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has
responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of payment of pension to
police officers who served under the defunct Biafra police during the civil
war.
In 2000, the Police
officers were granted presidential pardon, under the President Olusegun
Obasanjo-led administration.
The Pension Transitional
Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Wednesday revealed that about 162 of such
retired police officers and 57 Next of Kin will be paid their arrears in the
first phase which kicks off this month.
Consequently,
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, reacted, saying
that despite the good development, the approval was justice long overdue, as
some of the beneficiaries are dead.
He said: “It’s been 47
years since the war ended and many of the people who should benefit from this
pension are dead already. That goes to show you how the South-East region has
been marginalised and that is why we are harping on it.
Ohanaeze Lauds Buhari Over Payment Of Pension To Biafra Police Officers
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