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Status of Contributory Pension Scheme in South East (June 2021)

Abia State
• Enacted Law on the CPS in 2017.
• Yet to establish Pension Bureau.
• Yet to register the State Employees with PFAs.
• Yet to commence remittance of Pension Contributions.
• Yet to conduct an Actuarial Valuation.
• Yet to open a Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account.
• Yet to commence funding of the Accrued Pension Rights.
• Yet to institute a Group Life Insurance Policy.

Anambra State
• Enacted Law on CPS in 2013 (amended some sections of the Law in 2014).
• Registered Employees with PFAs Remitting 10% employer & 5% employee contributions. Remitted employer pension contributions up to December 2017 and remitted employee pension contributions up to April 2021 for some State employees.
• Remitted employee and employer pension contributions up to August 2018 for Local Government employees.
• Opened a Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account with a PFA, for the Local Government employees in line with the State Law
• Yet to conduct an Actuarial Valuation.
• Irregular funding of Accrued Pension Rights for Local Government employees.
• Yet to establish Pension Bureau (implementation being driven by Office of the Head of Service & Joint Account Allocation Committee).
• Yet to open Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account for the State employees.
• Yet to commence funding of the Accrued Pension Rights for State Employees.
• Yet to institute a Group Life Insurance Policy

Ebonyi State
• Enacted Law on CPS in 2017 (amended the Law and forwarded to the Commission and the Commission communicated its observations on the Law to the State).
• Yet to establish a Pension Bureau.
• Yet to register its Employees with PFAs.
• Yet to commence remittance of Pension Contributions.
• Yet to conduct an Actuarial Valuation.
• Yet to open a Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account.
• Yet to commence funding of the Accrued Pension Rights.
• Yet to institute a Group Life Insurance Policy

Enugu State
• Enacted Law on CPS in 2014
• Yet to commence funding of the Accrued Pension Rights.
• Yet to establish Pension Bureau.
• Yet to institute a Group Life Insurance Policy.
• Yet to register the Employees with PFAs.
• Yet to commence remittance of Pension Contributions.
• Yet to conduct Actuarial Valuation.
• Yet to open Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account

Imo State
• Enacted Law on CPS in 2008.
• Yet to establish a Pension Bureau.
• Yet to register the Employees with PFAs.
• Yet to commence remittance of Pension Contributions.
• Yet to conduct an Actuarial Valuation.
• Yet to open Retirement Benefits Bond Redemption Fund Account.
• Yet to commence funding of Accrued Pension Rights.
• Yet to institute a Group Life Insurance Policy

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