The approval was contained in the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces, signed by President Bola Tinubu on December 14, 2024.
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed $20,000 in unfamiliar clinical treatment, impenetrable SUVs and cooks, among different advantages, as a retirement bundle for administration bosses and commanders.
The endorsement was contained in the Blended Agreements of Administration for Officials and Enrolled Faculty in the Nigerian Military, endorsed by President Bola Tinubu on December 14, 2024.
PUNCH reports that the Head of Safeguard Staff and other help bosses are qualified for an impenetrable SUV or its comparable as a retirement bundle.
The rich vehicle is supposed to be supplanted like clockwork and kept up with by the military.
As a reinforcement, a Peugeot 508 or a comparable vehicle is likewise accessible.
Upon retirement, the commanders will likewise partake in a scope of other lavish advantages, including homegrown helpers and private gatekeepers.
While the individuals who resign as lieutenant commanders and their reciprocals will appreciate global and nearby clinical treatment worth up to $20,000 every year, the advantages for the Discs and the help bosses were not determined.
In any case, it is accepted that theirs would be altogether higher.
Moreover, they will be relegated a unique collaborator or individual right hand, three help drivers, and a help deliberate, with accompanies gave as important by significant military units.
Additionally, each resigning administration boss will likewise be given five homegrown assistants, involving two help cooks, two stewards, and one non military personnel landscaper, alongside a confidant or security official.
The HTCOS read, “Retirement benefits for CDS and Service Chiefs: The following benefits shall be applicable: One bullet-proof SUV or equivalent vehicle to be maintained by the Service and to be replaced every four years. One Peugeot 508 or equivalent backup vehicle.
‘’Retention of all military uniforms and accoutrement to be worn for appropriate ceremonies; five domestic aides (two service cooks, two stewards and one civilian gardener); one Aide-de-Camp/security officer; one Special Assistant (Lt/Capt or equivalents) or one Personal Assistant (Warrant Officer or equivalents); standard guard (nine soldiers).
“Three service drivers; one service orderly; escorts (to be provided by appropriate military units/ formation as the need arises); retention of personal firearms (on his demise, the personal firearm(s) shall be retrieved by the relevant service) and free medical cover in Nigeria and abroad.”
For other senior officers such as lieutenant generals and equivalents, they are entitled to two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards and two drivers.
The document stated, “Lieutenant generals and equivalents will receive two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards, and two drivers.
“Retirement benefits for lieutenant general/equivalents. The following benefits shall be applicable: Officers of three-star rank. Two Toyota Hilux Vehicles or one Toyota Land cruiser or equivalent jeep of the same value; two Cooks; two Stewards; four residential guards; one service orderly; two service drivers and free medicals in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $20,000 per year.”
The Nigerian government also approved for major generals and brigadier generals a Toyota Land Cruiser or equivalent, $15,000 annual medical treatment, domestic staff, and residential guards.
One-star officers are expected to receive $10,000 annually for medical care, a Toyota Camry or equivalent and similar domestic and security arrangements.
The HTCOS further read, “For major-generals/brigadier-generals and equivalents, the following benefits shall be applicable: One Toyota Land Cruiser or equivalent car of the same value.
“One cook; One steward, two residential guards; One service orderly; One driver; Free medicals in Nigeria, and abroad to the tune of $15,000 per annum.
“Officers of One-Star rank (Brig. Gen.): One Toyota Camry or equivalent car of the same value; One service driver; two residential guards; One orderly and free medicals in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $10,000 per annum.’’
Colonels and their equivalents are to get a Toyota Corolla or its equivalent and free medical care within Nigeria.
The President of the NMA, Prof Bala Audu, emphasised that any retirement benefits received by government officials should be invested within Nigeria.
Speaking on the upgraded perks for the military brass, the NMA president noted, “If they want to give them government-benefited medical treatment, cooks, or whatever, I think they should give them all their benefits in Nigeria, that is what I believe.’’
It was learnt that the retirement packages approved by the President were heavily criticised by the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors.
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