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Pensioners
Yola, Nov. 29, 2016 (NAN) Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, the Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), said
that the ongoing nationwide verification of pensioners was to make life easier for the retired workers.
She made this known on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen in Yola.
Ikeazor, who was in Yola to monitor the verification of pensioners in the state, said that the exercise would not only help in tracking “ghost workers”, but would ensure that the biometric data of pensioners was captured for hitch-free payment of their benefits.
She lauded the smooth conduct of the verification in Yola and the commitment shown by PTAD staff conducting the exercise.
She said “I am impressed with the dedication of the PTAD staff, their comportment and how organised they are.
“I have talked to quite a lot of pensioners and they said this is the best verification they have ever seen; as you can see, even those that cannot walk, we provided wheel chairs for them.”
She explained that so far, 9,000 “ghost pensioners” were identified in the nationwide exercise, adding that those who missed the verification or
had any complain could visit the PTAD headquarters or any of its six offices across the nation. (NAN)
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Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu