PenCom made the call yesterday at a public hearing on Police Pension Board (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (Sb 1009) and Nigeria Police Special Forces (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (Sb 846) held by the Senate committee on Police Affairs.
A bill that was jointly sponsored by Senators Ishaku Abbo, representing Adamawa North and Mohammed Ali Ndume, Borno South is seeking the establishment of a Police Pension Board that will serve as an exit plan for the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme and, establishment of Nigeria Police Special Forces for training of police officers.
The major reason for the agitation for exemption was dissatisfaction on the quantum of benefits payable to such personnel under the CPS, an issue PenCom said can be addressed by an upward review of the rate of pension contribution under the CPS and not by exemption.
