The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has appealed to retired military officers to be patient with the Federal Government in the effort to pay their Security Debarment Allowance.
Irabor spoke at the 42nd Anniversary Dinner of the Nigerian Defence Academy 28 Regular Course Welfare Association in Abuja.
According to him, those who retired before the law was implemented were not qualified to be paid the allowance, adding that it took the magnanimity of the President Muhammadu Buhari to review the law.
He said rather than make negative comments on the delay of the payment, the president deserved commendation.