The Chairman, Army Pensions Board, AVM Paul Irumheson, has disclosed that the Federal Authorities has authorised an digital verification system for army pensioners to make sure sanity in pension administration.
Irumheson said this whereas addressing newsmen concerning the graduation of the digital verification train nationwide on Friday in Abuja.
He mentioned the initiative was geared toward sanitising army pension administration and eliminating problems with impersonation.
The chairman mentioned the board adopted an digital verification system to scale back the danger of travelling from one place to a different and the price of transportation owing to their outdated age.
“It’s possible you’ll recall that on February 15, I briefed this honourable press concerning the board`s intention or plan to maneuver from bodily verification to digital verification for our army retirees.
“The explanations, amongst others, embody the safety danger of travelling from one place to a different; the outdated age of a few of our pensioners; and the excessive price of transportation, significantly for these staying overseas,” he mentioned.
Irumheson mentioned the board efficiently carried out a pilot check from February 15 to March 1, including that solely 15 of the two,000 pensioners verified failed the method.
He mentioned the little observations he observed had been used to enhance the system.
In response to him, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, and the Chief of Defence Workers, Normal Christopher Musa, have authorised the graduation of the verification for the esteemed pensioners.
The chairman assured that the board would perform ample public consciousness to allow pensioners to navigate the system with ease.
He known as on army pensioners to reap the benefits of the digital verification train, as those that failed would stop to obtain their pensions.
“I hereby declare the Digital Verification Train formally open on full scale for all our retired pensioners for a interval of three months from July 1, to Sept. 30.
“Lastly, the Board needs to advise all pensioners to take an lively half on this train.
“Those who fail to participate within the verification train is not going to get their pensions going ahead,” he mentioned.
NAN.