Prompt payment of pensions behind reappointment of Chioma as PTAD Executive Secretary – NUP

The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Friday, said that the reappointment of Dr. Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu was as a result of her love for the senior citizens.

The union while commending the President for her reappointment, said she was in the habit of prompt payment of pensions for Pensioners.

The union in a statement signed by its president, Mazi Godwin Abumisi, said with the innovative ideas she introduced such as, “I Am Alive” among others that revolutionised pension administration and management for good.

Comrade Godwin added that Dr Chioma has resolve to ensure that humongous pension arrears and entitlements owed to different pensioners’ groups are cleared.
He said not reappointing her would have been to the detriment of all that pensioners are currently enjoying.

“I wish to commend His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President Federal Republic of Nigeria for the reappointment of Dr Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary (ES) of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD).

“This sterling reappointment is indeed well merited and gladdens the hearts of the over two hundred and fifty thousand pensioners managed by PTAD, considering the diligent work she has so ably done for the pensioners ensuring the prompt payment of our monthly pensions and attendance to other challenging issues in the last 4years.

“I wish to state that in the NUP, there exists no objection to her appointment. Any talk of protests against her reappointment exists in the hollow minds of persons obviously sponsored by arch enemies of the Nigerian pensioner. I hereby call on all members of the NUP to rally around Dr Ejikeme in order to ensure she continues the good works of restoring the dignity of the Nigerian pensioner,” he said.

Reacting to the rumours of the protest against her reappointment, the General Secretary of the Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN) Franklin Enrile, said his members feel disappointment and very bitter that any pensioner would think of kicking against Dr. Chioma Ejikeme’s reappointment for any reason. He stressed that the feat she achieved in the administration of pension management in the country in recent past that eases the stress and undignified treatment pensioners went through in the past is such that no right thinking person will wish contrary to her reappointment.

He categorically said that no member of FEPPPAN is against her reappointment, let alone protest against it in any capacity. He went on to URGE THAT those “being used by some invisible/FACELESS persons for selfish reasons should be honest to themselves and desist from being use to work against Nigerian pensioners and all that PTAD under her watch do for them.

“We in FEPPPAN are so shocked to hear that someone somewhere is kicking against Dr. Ejikeme’s reappointment. I wonder what whoever those pensioners are stand to gain by protesting. We are rather grateful to President Tinubu for bringing her back to us. Her innovative idea made our lives easier. “