Military veterans in Ekiti State have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to save them from hunger and poverty.
The veterans, some of whom served in the Nigeria Civil War revealed that their monthly pension is still unpaid.
A statement signed by the Ekiti State secretary of the association, Alhaji Bello Oseni, yesterday revealed that the situation of pensioneers is very terrible, some are sick and cannot even afford to feed themselves. Some cannot afford a meal per day, and some with health challenges don’t have money to maintain their health challenges such as blindness and stroke while others are homeless.”
Alhaji Oseni noted that on November 17th 2022, a sum of N134.7 billion was approved by President Buhari’s administration to pay the pensions of military veterans who fought in the Nigerian Civil War to take care of themselves and their families.
However, since then the money is yet to be disbursed to the pensioners.”
The veterans urged Nigerian lawmakers, the House of Representatives, the Senate, state governors and President Buhari, to help ensure that their monthly pensions arrears are paid without delay in commemoration of the armed forces remembrance day this year.
