MOVES for the age long wish of the Nigeria Police Force to have an exclusive Pension Board like the military outfits was boosted yesterday as it scaled second reading in the Senate.
It is titled a Bill for an Act to Establish Police Pension Board to handle Pension Matters for Personnel of the Force; and for Connected Purposes, 2024 .
According to him , a cursory look at the difference between the pension and gratuity benefits of the Nigeria Police and her counterpart in the Military , shows that the benefit of a Deputy Superintendent of Police under the current pension scheme is N2.5million , while the equivalents of DSP in the Army , Navy , Air Force and DSS , are paid N12 8million.
“The inclusion and continuous stay of the NPF in PENCOM , has placed them on the wrong end of post service emolument life despite being saddled with the responsibility of not only protecting the lives and property of the citizenry but also detecting , preventing and investigating crimes as well as prosecuting offences.”
He said, “The bill is very important. The Police is our number one law enforcement entity and so, we need to do all that is required to take care of them in respect of their pension.
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