According to him, the Director of Joint Services had informed the retirees that the relevant authorities had reached out to the Military Pensions Board and were awaiting feedback on the matter.
Retired military personnel have suspended their protest over the exclusion of pensioners from the consequential adjustment arising from the implementation of the new minimum wage, following assurances from the Nigerian government that they would be captured in the process.
The retirees on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Defence Abuja to demand the inclusion of pensioners in the consequential adjustment and said they were particularly concerned that the newly approved minimum wage for serving military personnel could create disparities between the pensions of recently retired officers and those who retired earlier.
The leader of the team who is also a retired Special Forces officer, Lieutenant Colonel Azubuike Innocent who spoke to SaharaReporters after a meeting with the Permanent Secretary and other government officials said the retirees were not primarily protesting the salary increase announced last November, which they said had not been implemented, but were focused on ensuring that pensioners were included in the consequential adjustment.
