Page TV coverage headed “Unpaid pension: retired police officers storm NASS, seek exit from PenCom.” Retirees in caps hold placards reading “Remove us from PenCom” and “PenCom is a killer disease” while one speaks angrily to reporters. A still of the Inspector-General of Police is shown alongside.
This is the wider protest behind AWO-039's lone officer. Retired police have marched on the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa to demand exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The Assembly has passed the exit bill, which still awaits presidential assent.
What broke, and what would fix it
What broke
When a reform leaves an entire category of public servants worse off and the fix stalls at the final signature, the whole system loses credibility, and serving officers draw their own conclusions about what loyalty to the state is worth.
What is blocking assent to the Police Pension Exit Bill?
