The petition was signed on behalf of retired and serving officers by Oloruntoba J. Y. Oyogua, Esq., DSP (Rtd.), alongside other representatives.
Retired and serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have petitioned the President Bola Tinubu-led government, demanding immediate exemption from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), the establishment of a Police Pension Board (PPB), and payment of outstanding pension arrears.
The petition was signed on behalf of retired and serving officers by Oloruntoba J. Y. Oyogua, Esq., DSP (Rtd.), alongside other representatives.
In a petition dated September 20, 2025, addressed to the President, the National Assembly leadership, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, and the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), the officers said they were acting “through lawful representation and in solidarity with our colleagues under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).”
According to the petitioners, “the CPS has failed Police retirees, reducing their post-service lives to poverty, indignity, and untold hardship.”
They noted that while “the Military and Intelligence Agencies have been exempted from the CPS, the police — an equally critical arm of national security — were unjustly left behind.”
The petition further described as discriminatory the selective removal of senior officers from the scheme. “That the selective removal of AIGs–IGPs from the CPS, while Commissioners downward remain trapped, amounts to gross discrimination within the same institution,” it stated.
The petitioners also pointed out that despite extensive deliberations by lawmakers, there had been no executive approval for their exit.
“That two successive National Assemblies (9th and 10th) held public hearings where the majority of stakeholders supported Police exit, but no assent has been granted,” they said.
They accused PenCom of resisting their demand for total exemption. “That repeated attempts by PenCom to substitute reforms for outright exit amount to diversionary tactics against the clear and consistent demand of Police retirees,” the petition added.
Under what was termed the “Trinity Prayers,” the officers demanded three key actions: “The Nigeria Police Force be completely exempted from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), in the same manner as the Military, DSS, NIA, DIA, and NASS.That a Police Pension Board (PPB) be established to manage the pension and gratuity of Police officers, similar to the Military Pension Board.”
“That the Federal Government immediately pays all arrears due to retirees under Schedule 2 of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014, being: 300% of terminal salary as gratuity, and 80% of terminal salary as pension, to all Police retirees under the CPS from 2007 to date.”
The retired Police officers warned that failure to address their demands would lead to nationwide demonstrations.
“Unless urgent action is taken by the Federal Government to address these legitimate demands, Police retirees under the CPS shall embark on an indefinite peaceful protest beginning on Monday, 29th September, 2025, at designated national institutions concerned with Police pensions and welfare.”
They stressed that “this protest shall be peaceful, lawful, and sustained until justice is achieved.”
The petition concluded by emphasising that both the Police and the Military are constitutionally mandated to safeguard Nigeria, and therefore deserve equal treatment in welfare and pensions.
“It is unjust and discriminatory to treat them unequally in pensions and welfare,” it read, urging the Nigerian government, the National Assembly and all stakeholders to act decisively.
There has been anger over the handling of welfare of retired Police officers.
Despite many promises by the Nigerian government to ensure resolution of the situation which has seen retired officers getting paltry amounts as pension, there has been continual complaints and lack of action.If You’re Reading From Phoenix Click On Read Original To Read Full Article
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