…Dismisses Petitions Against Agency
Yemisi Izuora
The Director General, DG, of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has advised those writing petitions to anti-graft agencies to desist from that as the Commission transacts its activities transparently and is ready to open its books for scrutiny because it has nothing to hide
Dahir-Umar, said in a statement that PenCom is aware of a coordinated plan to bring the Commission into disrepute with frivolous petitions to the anti-graft agencies in collaboration with disgruntled insiders.
“These elements, some of whom are yet to come to terms with the fact that PenCom
is no longer at their beck and call, have been sponsoring negative media reports and
getting faceless groups to write frivolous petitions to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC),” Dahir-Umar said.
“Although some low-level media outfits are giving a voice to these defamatory
petitions, those who know how we conduct our affairs at PenCom are not in any way
bothered. Since I took over as the DG, we have undertaken far-reaching reforms within the organisation which are yielding positive results.”
Describing the era of “anything goes” as long dead and buried, she said: “Those who think they can use the commission to make money or that they should be the ones calling the shots are bitterly disappointed and are sponsoring false publications and trumped-up petitions. We will co-operate fully with the agencies. Our message to the disgruntled elements today is exactly as it was yesterday: we will not allow anyone to pilfer pension funds for self-aggrandizement. It will never happen under my watch.”
Dahir-Umar added that if PenCom had anything to hide, “we would have surrendered
to the agents of blackmail who have been on our case since 2017 when I became
acting DG”.
