PTAD to Enrol Pensioners on National Health Insurance Scheme.

Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme has again disclosed that the directorate is working on how it will enrol pensioners on the National Health Insurance Scheme.

Ejikeme dropped the hint on Tuesday while speaking in Lokoja at the North-East zone verification exercise of parastatals pensioners under the defined benefit scheme. She said that the directorate has commenced the process and was convinced that pensioners would be enjoying the benefit very soon.

Ejikeme said, “We are taking into consideration the fact that as pensioners get older in age, they usually face health challenges and enrolling them on the scheme will help in reducing their suffering.”