The National Union of Pensioners (NUP) has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila over non-remittance of their contributory pension contribution by Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
The petition, entitled: ‘Appeal Against NSITF Over Non-Remittance of Contributory Pension Deductions, Non-Remittance of NHF Deductions And Release of Passbooks, Non-Compliance With Various Provisions Of Extant Laws And General Conducts Capable of Putting Pension Payment In Jeopardy jointly signed by NSITF branch Chairman, Mbazigwe-Akonye Peter and Secretary, Olutekunbi Fred made available to TNG on Friday stated that:
“The House should ask NSITF to compute and remit all outstanding contributory pension contributions and accrued penalties to entitled pensioners accounts without delay.
“To update and release NHF passbooks of concerned pensioners to enable them to access NHF contributions.
The pensioners asked the Speaker to as a matter of urgency direct NSITF to reactivate the NSITF Staff Pension Fund Board of Trustees as a standing liaison between NSITF and its pensioners.
It was further explained in the petition that “the enactment of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) No 2, 2004 which made provision for the uniform contributory Pension Scheme for Public and Private sector-Senator in Nigeria.
“Our former employer made contributory deductions from our salaries, with effect from July 2004 upto the time of retirement or disengagement of each of us without remitting the combined contributions to the employees pension fund”.