Despite the rain, a group of retired police officers staged a protest on Monday at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The protesters are calling for their exclusion from the Contributory Pension Scheme.
The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanted solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, claiming that their welfare and dignity had been overlooked for too long.
Speaking during the protest, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Manir Lawal (retd.) called on the government to exit police retirees from the pension scheme, which he described as exploitative and unjust.
He said, ” We are here to ask the government to remove us from the CPS. The pension scheme is exploitative and unjust.
“I am 67 years old. Many of us here are in our 60s and 70s. We have served this country faithfully and deserve to retire in dignity. This scheme has impoverished us. It is our right to demand better,” he said.
The retirees remained steadfast in the face of the rain, promising to stay until the National Assembly’s leadership addressed their complaints.
Security operatives were observed keeping an eye on the protest to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
