The Federal Government has approved an electronic verification system for military pensioners to ensure sanity in pension administration.
This Chairman, Military Pensions Board (MPB), AVM Paul Irumheson stated this while addressing newsmen on the commencement of the electronic verification exercise nationwide on Friday in Abuja.
Irumheson says the initiative was aimed at sanitising military pension administration and elimination of issues of impersonation.
According to him, “You may recall that on Feb. 15, I briefed this honourable press about the board`s intention or plan to move from physical verification to electronic verification for our military retirees.
“The reasons amongst others include security risk of travelling from one place to the other; old age of some of our pensioners; and high cost of transportation, particularly for those staying abroad,” he said.
Irumheson said the board successfully conducted a pilot test from Feb. 15 to March 1, adding that only 15 of the 2,000 pensioners verified failed the process.
The chairman said the board adopted an electronic verification system to reduce the risk of traveling from one place to another, and the cost of transportation owing to their old age.
He assured that the board would carry out sufficient public awareness to enable pensioners to navigate the system with ease.
