Retired Military Personnel Block Finance Ministry Over Unpaid Entitlements [PHOTOS]

This protest comes on the heels of a similar demonstration in December, when retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to address their claims.

For months, the retirees had been told that there were no funds available to settle their entitlements, even though the payments had been officially approved.

They are owed a 20% to 28% salary increase for the period from January to November 2024.

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Additionally, the retirees are calling for payments for other outstanding benefits, including palliatives for October 2023 to November 2024, an extra N32,000 added to their pensions, a lump sum of the Security Debarment Allowance, and the refund of pension deductions for soldiers medically boarded out.

In response to their December protest, the Federal Government paid 50% of the owed entitlements and promised to clear the balance.

However, the retirees assert that the government has not honored this promise, prompting them to resume their demonstrations.

At the Ministry of Finance in Abuja, the retirees set up canopies and placed chairs to block the entrance, preventing staff from entering the premises and forcing many to park their vehicles outside.