In order to make their point clear and heard over long overdue payment of their entitlements, Retired military personnel on Tuesday 7th January, 2025 barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs.
Recall that a similar action was taken by the retirees in December when they shut down the ministry over government's failure to settle their claims.
At the Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja, the retirees erected canopies and placed chairs to block the entrance to the Ministry, ensuring that members of staff do not drive into the premises, forcing many to park their vehicles outside.
They retirees are owed a 20% to 28% salary increment covering January to November 2024 and for months were told there were no funds to clear their entitlements, despite an official approval for payment.
They are also demanding payments for other outstanding benefits, including: Palliatives for the period between October 2023 and November 2024, an additional N32,000 added to their pensions, a bulk payment of the Security Debarment Allowance and a refund of pension deductions from the salaries of medically boarded soldiers.
Following the December protests, the federal government paid 50% of the owed entitlements and promised to settle the rets at a later time which they claimed, the government has failed to fulfill the promise.
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