Military pensions board chair vows to end payment delays

By Kingsley Omonobi
The new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), Major General Julius Ehioze Osifo, has pledged to tackle delays in the payment of pensions, gratuities and death benefits to retired military personnel and families of deceased service members.
Osifo said delays in paying death benefits to the families of soldiers killed in action could undermine troop morale and dishonour the sacrifices of fallen military personnel.
He made the pledge on Wednesday while formally taking over the leadership of the Board, promising to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks, deploy modern technology and streamline the processing of entitlements.
Recalling his operational experienc...