,,, Receives Committee’s Report on Security Debarment Allowance
Rear Admiral Obi Ofodile making the presentation in the office of the Defence Minister, Gen Bashir Magashi, rtd.
The Minister of Defence, Major Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has received the report of a 9-man Committee he inaugurated on Security Debarment Allowance and other welfare matters being agitated for by the retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
While receiving the report, General Magashi said he will study it and make recommendations that will be in the best interest of the government and the retirees.
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was passionate about the welfare of the serving and retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and would act once the recommendations are transmitted to him.
According to Mohammad Abdulkadri, Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence on Media and Publicity, the Defence Minister appealed to the retired personnel to be patient with government.
The Chairman of the committee, Rear Admiral Obi Ofodile said the report was a product of Consultations with relevant stakeholders and clinical appraisal of the Manual of Financial Administration (MAFA) which came into effect on November 9, 2017 as well as the consideration of the Annual Total Emoluments (ATE) in relation to the Lumpsum to be paid according to ranks.
Rear Admiral Ofodile said the 8-point recommendations contained in the report also touched on other welfare issues regarding medical and scholarship for the children of the deceased and retired personnel.
The SDA Committee was inaugurated on 14 September, 14, 2020, with the mandate to look into the demands for payment of Security Debarment Allowances ( SDA), by the retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
