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Customs Disburses N7.61bn To PFAs For 4,237 Retirees

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi receiving a compliment during a dialogue with retirees of the Service in Abuja recently.

Committed to improving the welfare of senior citizens, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has disbursed N7.61 billion to nine Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, for payment to 4,237 retirees of the Service.

During a dialogue with retirees of the NCS in Abuja, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi stated that the funds were released to the PFAs for onward payment into the retirees’ individual accounts.

A breakdown of the funds revealed that Access-ARM Pension Managers accounted for 1,223 beneficiaries, Premium Pension 2,268, Leadway Pensions 403, TrustFund Pensions 156, FCMB Pensions 144, Veritas Glanvills Pensions 28, Norrenberger Pensions 11 and Fidelity Pension Managers four, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 4,237.

Adeniyi noted that the Service must remain strong and financially capable of meeting its obligations to serving officers and retirees, adding that the welfare of those who had dedicated decades to the Service would not be separated from the future of the institution.

He enjoined the retirees to sustain constructive engagement with the Service, saying that he acknowledged their concerns and suggestions, which was why he requested for dialogue to promote better understanding and reduce the effect of rumours and unofficial information on the relationship between the Service and its retired personnel.

The dialogue was attended by the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resources Development, DCG Tijjani Abe, and other members of the Management Team, who assured the retirees that their concerns would receive appropriate attention at the Service’s Board and Management sittings.

Appreciating the CGC and the Management Team for responding to their concerns and creating a platform for direct engagement, the retirees appealed to the Service to sustain the dialogue as part of efforts to strengthen the relationship between serving officers and retired personnel.

The meeting comes amid ongoing efforts to improve pension of retirees following the Federal Government’s decision to review the statutory provisions governing pensions, including Section 15(4) of the Pension Reform Act 2014, also in accordance with Section 173(3) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

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