Olubolade: 4,000 Retired Policemen Yet to Receive Pension

Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd)

The Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd), has said about 4,000 retired police officers are yet to receive their pensions. He also stated that the number could be more, as more files of retired officers were still being processed.

The minister, who made the disclosure in his 2012 report on his ministry’s progress and challenges, said the police was still faced with the challenge of poor funding, which has hampered some of its projects.

According to him, the backlog of the unpaid gratuities would soon be cleared as the verification of those dropped in the last pensioners’ nationwide bio-data capturing exercise has been concluded.

“It is hoped that the assignment will solve the challenge of data irregularities and enhance an efficient pension administration.

“I also hope that it will assist the Police Pensions Office in its statutory responsibility of generating accurate data base for budget purposes and planning,” he said.