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The Nigerian Army Veterans have called for a review of the retirement age of serving personnel with a view to maximising the potential of specialists.
The veterans made the call on Friday in a communique issued at the end of the First Quarter Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Seminar/Workshop held in Calabar.
The communique was read by Col. Victor Ibeh, Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs Directorate, Army Headquarters, Abuja.
The workshop was organised for retired Army personnel and those that are about to retire.
Ibeh said the participants encouraged the Nigerian Army veterans to build a good relationships with their families as part of the pre-retirement plans.
He said they also urged the serving personnel to cultivate a savings culture for successful retirement plans.
Ibeh added that the veterans were tasked to engage in community services and respect community influencers to earn respect in their respective localities.
He noted that the veterans were urged to form cooperative societies to facilitate access to soft loans.
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“Participant of the workshop agreed to the review of the retirement age of service to maximize the potential of specialists.
“The Nigerian Army should sustain the employment of veterans in overall training and other specialised services as a way of tapping from their wealth of experience in support of Nigerian Army training and operations.
“There is the need for the Federal Government to capture veterans’ activities and programmes in its annual budget.
“Serving personnel were advised to relate well with Nigerian Army veterans for mutual collaboration and support military operations,” he said.
Speaking, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya said that the call for a review of the retirement age of serving personnel would be deliberated upon by the Army hierarchy.
The Chief of Army Staff was represented by Maj. Gen. Abubakar Bello, Director, Veterans Affairs Division, Defence Headquarters, Abuja.
He said that the workshop was held with a view to see how the Armed Forces can use the veterans to assist them in operations and other capacity building.
(NAN)
