PTAD Trains Pension Desk Officers and Union Representatives & hints on rollout of its online “I AM ALIVE” Verification for all Pensioners
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has held sensitization and training of Pension Desk Officers and Union Representatives from the South-South, South-East and the South-Western geopolitical zones of the country, on the “I Am Alive” Confirmation Solution.
The training was held in Abuja from November 7-9, 2022 at the M&M Event Center, Garki, Abuja.
Below is the welcome address delivered by the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme, at the “I Am Alive” Confirmation Training Program for Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this training program on the “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation Solution, organized for our Pension Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, of pensioners who retired under the Defined Benefit Scheme.
Let me start by expressing my appreciation to you all for honouring our invitation. Your continued support and cooperation in all of the activities and events that we have organized over the years, is something that PTAD does not take for granted. It is indeed greatly appreciated.
We believe that PTAD’s efforts to meet its mandate is enhanced by the strong collaboration that exists between the respective Pension Unions, Pension Desk Officers and PTAD. You may recall that PTAD launched the “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation Solution in October 2021 and commenced the pilot phase with 50,000 pensioners randomly selected from the four operational departments in the Directorate.
At the launch, we explained the purpose and focus of the “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation Solution and the need for PTAD to continuously update its pensioner database as a means of ascertaining verified pensioners that are alive and should continue to receive their monthly pension.
I wish to announce that the pilot program which was intended to test the applicability, ease of usage and user-adaptation of the solution has ended successfully, and PTAD is ready for the full rollout of the application to all our pensioners.
You may also recall that during the Stakeholder Engagements we held last year and early this year, I indicated our intention to train our Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers on the use of the application. This is a critical step towards preparing our pensioners to be fully conversant with the use of the application.
We believe that once the Union Executives and PDOs can confidently use the application, they can support our efforts to educate our pensioners and provide guidance and hand-holding where necessary for them to easily carry out their “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation.
In June this year, we trained the Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers in the North-Central, North-Western, and the North-Eastern zones of the country. Now, we have invited the PDOs and Union Executives from the South-South, South-East and South-Western parts of the country so that we can all be on the same page as regards the “I Am Alive” confirmation solution before the final rollout.
The training program taking place this week is therefore for this primary purpose – to ensure that our Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers can use this “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation solution without any difficulty; that they can assist our pensioners in understanding how to use the application, and that they can respond to basic enquiries and questions about the confirmation process.
The training has been organized to first give an understanding of why we are deploying “I AM ALIVE”, what we expect as the impact and benefits to be derived, and what we see as likely challenges. We will also explain the role we believe that Union Executives and Pension Desk Officers should play.
In addition, we will show you a live demonstration of the entire “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation process again. We will address many of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that we have received on the “I AM ALIVE” solution and have in addition set aside a session within today’s program, for responding to any further questions you may have.
The “I AM ALIVE” Confirmation Solution is the crucial step that we have to make in our journey to ensuring that all our, esteemed pensioners, senior citizens who have served this country, can enjoy their hard-earned pensions without the hardships of the past. The tedious, challenging and expensive field verification exercises of the past must end. Pensioners must be able to confirm their aliveness from the comfort of their homes, or at the very least, within close proximity to their residences. They should also be able to resolve their complaints without unnecessary stress.
This project and all others we have implemented in the past, have been designed to make life easier for our pensioners, accord them due respect and dignity. I therefore urge you to please sit back, be attentive and fully participate in this training program.
Before I conclude my address, I would like to say categorically that, over the years, PTAD has worked assiduously to change the narrative of pension administration in Nigeria, especially under the Defined Benefits Scheme, and we are proud to see that the hard work is yielding positive results.
Once again, I welcome you all.
God bless you all, and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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