The National Pension Commission (PenCom) yesterday held a pre-retirement workshop for prospective retirees in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Niger states who leave service in 2020 under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
In her opening remarks at the conference, the acting director general of PenCom, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, said the workshop was necessary to adequately sensitise, enlighten, and prepare prospective federal government retirees on the steps to take towards a hitch free retirement life.
“The Commission, as part of its annual regulatory activities, has finalised arrangements to commence the verification of prospective retirees from July 2 to August 2, 2019 in 15 centres across the country.
“The objectives of the Pension Reform Act (PRA 2014) is to ensure that every person who worked in either in the public service of the federation, Federal Capital Territory, states and local governments or the private sector receive his retirement benefits as and when due and to establish uniform set of rules, regulations and standards for all aspects of pension administration, including payment of retirement benefits to retirees amongst others.
“The exercise, therefore, necessitated the need to undertake adequate sensitization and public enlightenment in order to prepare prospective retirees on the steps to take towards a hitch-free retirement life,” she said.
