A group of retired police officers on Monday staged a protest at the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme.
Undeterred by the rain, the elderly demonstrators held placards and chanted as they called attention to their long-standing grievances.
The Punch reported that “the demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanted solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, insisting that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for too long.”
Speaking during the protest, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Manir Lawal (retd.) called on the government to exit police retirees from the pension scheme, which he described as exploitative and unjust.
He said, ”We are here to ask the government to remove us from the CPS. The pension scheme is exploitative and unjust.
“I am 67 years old. Many of us here are in our 60s and 70s. We have served this country faithfully and deserve to retire in dignity. This scheme has impoverished us. It is our right to demand better,” he said.
Even as the rain poured, the retired police officers remained steadfast in their protest, insisting they would not back down until the leadership of the National Assembly listened to their demands.
According to The Punch, security operatives were seen monitoring the protest to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
