Atiku slams Tinubu over retired police officers’ pension crisis.
Atiku said it was unacceptable that officers who risked their lives to keep the country safe now had to stage daily protests […] The post Atiku slams Tinubu over retired police officers’ pension crisis appeared first on Vanguard News .
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again accused President Bola Tinubu of abandoning retired police officers to a failing pension system, despite their years of service protecting Nigerians.
In a statement by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku described the situation as disgraceful, questioning how a government that deploys police officers to protect the powerful could fail to secure their welfare after retirement.
“If police officers who served this country must endure humiliation to demand a fair pension, what hope is there for other Nigerians who have spent their working lives in public service?” he asked. The ADC presidential candidate said he was troubled by the protests and had directed his team to meet with the affected officers to hear their grievances firsthand. He also faulted Tinubu for failing to act on the Police Exit Bill, which, according to the statement, had remained on the President’s desk since March. Atiku accused the administration of treating police officers as expendable, recalling that many spent their careers protecting Nigerians, including political office holders, only to be abandoned when they needed government support most.
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