The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has officially launched “I AM ALIVE” web-based confirmation solution for verified pensioners.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme explained that the confirmation solution was designed to confirm if a pensioner is alive or dead.
According to her, the Directorate will continue to put in place programmes that would improve the welfare of all pensioners under scheme.
Dr. Ejikeme maintained that mobile verification is still ongoing across the country, especially for the physically challenged and the sick pensioners.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed in a message to the occasion promised to collaborate with PTAD to put smiles on the faces of the retirees.
Some of the Pensioners at the event want PTAD to fasttrack the verification process while others applauded the Directorate for the implementation of the new technology for effective service delivery.
Reporting by Adeniyi Bakare; Editing by Annabel Nwachukwu