Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of Defence, has brokered peace with veterans protesting over issues on the Security Debarment Allowance (SDA).
This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mohammad Abdulkadri, Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence on Media and Publicity.
Kana, according to Abdulkadri, dismissed the allegation that the money had been released and payment was denied the veterans by the authorities of the ministry.
He noted that the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi was concerned about the plight of the veterans.
The PS also assuaged the fear of the veterans on fresh verification before payment, adding that the existing database of all veterans would be used to administer payment.
“Being the Accounting Officer of the Ministry, I am urging you to give peace a chance and go home. We will get back to you as soon as possible and without delays,” he quoted the PS as saying.
