Retired naval officers report CNS to Tinubu over unpaid allowances

A cross-section of retired naval officers have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, to facilitate the payment of their terminal leave and short payment of terminal packing allowances.

Specifically, they said officers and ratings who retired from the Nigerian Navy (NN) since June, 2019, had not been considered by the leadership of the navy despite a series of letters of appeal to naval chiefs.

The officers, in a letter signed by the Secretary of the Coalition of Concerned Veterans, Abiodun Durowaiye-Herberts, described the development as “injustice meted out on the concerned retirees” of the navy.

He threatened that the concerned retirees won’t hesitate to besiege the naval headquarters if the allowances were not paid on time, saying their patience was running out.

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When contacted, the spokesman of the navy, Air Commodore Aiwuyo Adams-Aliu, said, “Findings revealed that this issue has been ongoing and originated long before the present Chief of the Naval Staff assumed command of the Nigerian Navy.

“Similarly, it originated long before the present chief of accounts and budget was appointed. Nevertheless, the issues are being treated officially and will be addressed accordingly.”