May 21, (THEWILL) — Retired officers under the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu to approve the Police Pension Exit Bill, which seeks to withdraw the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme and establish a dedicated Nigeria Police Pension Board.
The retirees lamented that despite the passage of the Police Pension Exit Bill by the National Assembly, the bill is yet to be assented to, claiming that the delay has caused many retired officers to continue to live in pain, uncertainty, abject poverty and total neglect.
In the letter dated May 18, 2026, titled: “A Passionate Appeal For Assent To The Police Pension Exit Bill” and signed by the National Coordinator of PROF, CSP. Raphael Irowainu Rtd and the National Secretary, Dr Nnaemezie Ignatius Enyi, MBA, SP (Rtd), JP, MNIM, the retirees appealed to the president to immediately assent to the bill to cushion the effect of economic hardship on members.
They expressed regret over the deteriorating health conditions of some of the retired officers who sustained gunshot and severe injuries during their service to the nation, stressing that the only solution to the painful realities was for Tinubu to exit The Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme.
