By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA—LEADERSHIP of the  Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has expressed surprise over the alleged disparity displayed by the Federal Government in the payment of arrears of military, para-military and civilian pensioners.

The union specifically lamented that while  the civilian pensioners collected 24 months, military and para-military counterparts got their entire 42 months arrears, while the Police were only paid three months.

According to a statement signed by the National President of NUP, Dr. A.O. Afolayan and the General Secretary, Elder Actor Zal, the union pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to address the alleged injustice against the police.

The statement read: “We  were  surprise that as the civilian pensioners collected 24 months, para-military got the entire 42 months arrears and the Nigerian military pensioners got 42 months.”