NANS Lauds Jonathan Over Pension Reform

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the ongoing pension reform in the country.

Mr Oluwole Jacob, who represented NANS President, Mr Dauda Mohammed, gave the commendation in Abuja at a rally to support government’s move against corruption in the National Pension Commission (NPC).

“We wish to commend the unprecedented feat achieved so far in the pension reform efforts of Mr President.

“The reform has brought about transparency, probity and integrity as never witnessed before in the administration of pension in Nigeria.

“The resolute and uncompromising approach has led to the detection of 70,000 ghost pensioners.

“The approach has also led to the recovery of over N181 billion from pension thieves and has brought sanity to the pension administration,’’ he said.

He added that the formation of the pension reform task team would prevent the nation from returning to the dark ages.

According to him, it will also help to guard against situations where senior citizens who served the country meritoriously die before they are able to collect their legitimate entitlements.

Jacob also appealed to Jonathan not to allow the achievements made so far to perish on the altar of sentiments, blackmail and deceit.

He added that such elements had always set back progressive change in the country.

The representative of the student body called on the President to allow the EFCC and ICPC to prosecute all culprits in the corruption scandal of the commission.

He advised the President to exercise caution in the implementation of the reform to avoid it being politicised and to replicate the reform