The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured paramilitary personnel of better working conditions, including the unhindered promotion and a new salary scale.
Tunji-Ojo, who made this known in a press release signed by his media aide, Alao Babatunde, on Thursday in Abuja, maintained that the government is currently looking into the issue of irregular promotion of personnel.
“We are working on the promotion exercise of personnel of all our paramilitary agencies, and in a couple of weeks, it will be out,” he said.
The minister furthered that the government would introduce new salaries and allowances for the paramilitary officers.
”We are also working on the review of your salary. As a board, we are working with the Salaries and Wages Commission to ensure the upward review of the salaries of our paramilitary officers.
“We are working on the establishment of a paramilitary pension board so that in service and retirement, our men can know that there is assurance of a good life,” Mr Tunji-Ojo stated.
While speaking during the inauguration of the new uniform for men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the minister vowed to serve Nigerians with utmost diligence.
“We will continue to support you. We will continue to work on the welfare and training of our officers because it is paramount.
“And of course, we will continue to invest in you because we know that the dividend of our investment is enhanced security,” the minister stated.
He therefore eulogized the personnel’s commitment to defending the country’s sovereignty against external forces.
