The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has said it has sighted a declaration form that ought to be completed before pension benefits are processed by Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) officials.

“The form is designed in a manner that does not allow a pensioner to any claim, thereafter, if there are even genuine grounds for further payment”, a statement signed by CLOGSAG Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo said.

It added: “This disingenuous practice has just surfaced and we are at a loss as to what motivated such a demand from SSNIT”.

CLOGSAG has, thus, advised its members “to desist from completing the so-called” ‘Acceptance Form’ for the following reasons, namely:

1. the issue of past credits has not been resolved and the possibility of further payment is there;

2. the lack of synchronization of Employers records and that of SSNIT may also bring about further claims on SSNIT, Thus, coercing retirees to sign such declaration forms are wrong.

CLOGSAG said it believes that “during this period of fighting the COVID-19 menace, there should not be further stress placed on retirees”.

“Let us all join hands and tell SSNIT that such practices are wrong and unhealthy. We have petitioned the NPRA as the regulation of pensions to take action against SSNIT”.