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Yola, Nov. 29, 2016 (NAN) The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) will establish an office in Yola to take care of pensioners in the North East, the Executive Secretary, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, said.
She announced the plan on Tuesday when she visited Gov.Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa in Yola.
Ikeazor said the Directorate was committed to making things easier for pensioners nationwide and that so far, it had seven offices nationwide including Abuja.
She lauded the Adamawa Government for its support to the ongoing pensioners verification in Yola, adding that the measure would go a long way to address the plight of the retired officers.
She sympathised with the Adamawa Government over the hardship caused to many citizens of the state, including pensioners by the Boko Haram crisis, and assured that the Federal Government would not relent in its commitment to resettle people of the affected areas.
Responding, Bindow lauded PTAD for its commitment to alleviate the sufferings of pensioners and assured the Directorate of the government’s continuous support.
Bindow also lauded the move by PTAD to establish an office in Yola, a development he described as one of the many steps taken by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to show his commitment to the welfare of Nigerians. (NAN)
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Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu