Armed Forces Exemption Bill, good for retiring soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Friday that the bill exempting the military from the contributory pension scheme would aid the resettlement of retiring soldiers.
Addressing thegraduation ceremony of the Nigerian Armed Forces Training College in Lagos, Ihejirika said that the exemption was a better insurance scheme for post service life.
``This has further buttressed the fact that the Commander-In-Chief is indeed committed to ensuring that the service personnel are properly resettled after many years of meritorious service to our nation,’’ he said.
Represented by Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, the General Officer Commanding 81 Div. Nigerian Army, Ihejirika urged the 149 course participants to take advantage of the skills acquired during the six-month training for transition to civil life.
``The training you have just concluded is exclusively meant to individually assist you towards self-development as you disengage from service,’’ he said.
He told the participants to be prepared for post service challenges as well as the rigours of managing both mental and physical health, accommodation and attitude to family and friends.
``All these put together would equip you to survive the stress and strains that are likely to confront you in post-service life,’’ he said.
The commandant of the college, Air Vice Marshal Clement Aroriode, said that the future of the institution was synonymous with the future of the country.
``Resettling these veterans meritoriously is an indirect way of rewarding them for their service to our great nation,’’ he said.
The 13 of the 149 graduating personnel were drawn from the Nigerian Army, 118 from the Navy and 18 from the Nigerian Air Force.
The participants received training in management, fashion design, fine arts, soap and cosmetics, agriculture, woodwork, civil works, music, and food beverages.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Friday that the bill exempting the military from the contributory pension scheme would aid the resettlement of retiring soldiers.
Addressing thegraduation ceremony of the Nigerian Armed Forces Training College in Lagos, Ihejirika said that the exemption was a better insurance scheme for post service life.
``This has further buttressed the fact that the Commander-In-Chief is indeed committed to ensuring that the service personnel are properly resettled after many years of meritorious service to our nation,’’ he said.
Represented by Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, the General Officer Commanding 81 Div. Nigerian Army, Ihejirika urged the 149 course participants to take advantage of the skills acquired during the six-month training for transition to civil life.
``The training you have just concluded is exclusively meant to individually assist you towards self-development as you disengage from service,’’ he said.
He told the participants to be prepared for post service challenges as well as the rigours of managing both mental and physical health, accommodation and attitude to family and friends.
``All these put together would equip you to survive the stress and strains that are likely to confront you in post-service life,’’ he said.
The commandant of the college, Air Vice Marshal Clement Aroriode, said that the future of the institution was synonymous with the future of the country.
``Resettling these veterans meritoriously is an indirect way of rewarding them for their service to our great nation,’’ he said.
The 13 of the 149 graduating personnel were drawn from the Nigerian Army, 118 from the Navy and 18 from the Nigerian Air Force.
The participants received training in management, fashion design, fine arts, soap and cosmetics, agriculture, woodwork, civil works, music, and food beverages.
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