BIAFRA: ATIKU REACTS TO PAYMENT OF PENSION TO PARDONED BIAFRA POLICE
BIAFRA: ATIKU REACTS TO PAYMENT OF PENSION TO PARDONED BIAFRA
POLICE
Former
vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has commended President Muhammadu
Buhari, for approving
the payment of pension to police personnel, who served under the
defunct Biafran police during the civil war.
The Police
officers were granted presidential pardon in 2000.
Atiku, writing
on his Twitter page, said Buhari’s move “shows a commitment to peace and
unity”.
He tweeted: “I
commend @NGRPresident @MBuhari for ordering payment of pensions to pardoned
Biafran soldiers. It shows unity!
“This move
shows a commitment to peace, unity and our shared belief in one Nigeria, with
justice and equity for all.”
The Pension
Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Wednesday announced that about
162 of such retired police officers and 57 Next of Kin will be paid their
benefits in the first phase, which kicks off this month.
