You’ve abandoned retired police officers, Atiku tells Tinubu.
In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential […] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of abandoning retired police officers to a broken pension system and forcing them to fight for the dignity and security they earned through years of service.
“A government that can deploy police officers to protect the powerful but cannot protect them in retirement has failed them utterly,” he said.
Atiku said the administration’s treatment of retired officers exposed the hollowness of its claims to be tackling insecurity.
“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. Adebutu describes exclusion from INEC’s list as temporary distraction ‘I prayed for all Nigerians’, Tinubu ends Saudi visit Atiku said he was deeply troubled by the protests and had instructed his team to meet with the officers and hear their concerns directly. He also faulted President Tinubu for failing to act on the Police Exit Bill, which, according to the statement, has remained on his desk since March. The ADC candidate condemned the government’s “use and discard” treatment of officers who spent their careers protecting Nigerians, including political office holders, only to be abandoned when they need support most.
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