Retired police officers demonstrated at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, demanding removal from the contributory pension scheme. The protest was organised by the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria, which called on President Bola Tinubu to sign the Police Pension Board Bill into law. The bill, passed by the National Assembly in December 2025, seeks to establish a dedicated pension board for the Nigeria Police Force, aligning it with the Defined Benefit Scheme used by the military and intelligence agencies. Protesters carried Nigerian and police flags, held placards, and temporarily blocked Gate 8 of the presidential villa, disrupting traffic. They also marched to police headquarters, chanting solidarity songs. One retired DSP, who retired in 2024, described the current pension of N30,000 per month as insufficient, calling the contributory scheme "contributory slavery." He appealed directly to President Tinubu to move them to the proposed police pension board. This protest follows a similar demonstration in July 2025 at the National Assembly and police headquarters. Then, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun met with the retirees and promised their welfare would be addressed. The Senate's passage of the bill last December was intended to create an independent body to manage police pensions outside the current contributory framework.
The same pension system that failed these officers under previous administrations is now being appealed to under President Tinubu, with no assurance it will deliver differently. Retirees who served as DSPs and now live on N30,000 monthly face impossible survival costs in today's economy. Their demand hinges on a bill already passed, yet still unsigned, leaving them in prolonged uncertainty. No amount of solidarity chants can mask the delay in executive action.
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