Adesanya-Davies Demands Transparency Over Removal From Retirement Healthcare Scheme

Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, a university don and former presidential candidate, has called for an immediate and transparent review of her reported removal from a retirement-linked healthcare scheme associated with her long-standing status as a spouse beneficiary.

Adesanya-Davies, who said she had been connected to the healthcare arrangement for more than three decades, described the development as troubling, insisting that it raises concerns about due process, continuity of healthcare benefits and the protection of retirees and beneficiaries.

At the centre of her complaint is Enrollee Number RTD-143637-A, which she said has been associated with her medical benefits for many years.

The professor questioned the current status of the enrolment record, asking: “Who now uses the medical benefit scheme under my name as enrollee number RTD-143637-A?”

According to her, her medical records and relationship with the scheme date back to 1991, when she became a recognised spouse beneficiary.

She argued that a relationship spanning decades should not be terminated or altered without proper notification, documentation and an explanation based on the rules governing the scheme.

Adesanya-Davies is therefore demanding that the relevant pension, healthcare and administrative authorities disclose the specific rule, regulation, contractual provision or policy under which she was reportedly removed.

Among the questions she wants answered are who authorised the de-listing, when the decision was taken, the reason for the action, whether she was formally notified and whether she was given an opportunity to challenge the decision.

She also wants clarification on whether an alternative healthcare arrangement or transition period was provided and what provision of the applicable scheme permits the removal of a long-standing spouse beneficiary after retirement.

The former presidential candidate further wants the current status of Enrollee Number RTD-143637-A established and clarification on whether another person has subsequently been registered under, or granted access associated with, the enrolment record.

“This is about dignity, fairness and due process,” she said, stressing that the matter should not be reduced to a disagreement over access to medical treatment.

She maintained that healthcare protection becomes increasingly important as beneficiaries grow older and should not be withdrawn without lawful procedure.

Adesanya-Davies has called on relevant pension and healthcare administrators, SPDC, Renaissance, SNCPFA and appropriate regulatory authorities, including the National Pension Commission (PenCom), to independently review the circumstances surrounding her reported de-listing.

She said she was prepared to provide previous enrolment records, medical documentation, correspondence and other materials to establish her history with the scheme.

She also urged the relevant authorities to preserve all electronic and physical records relating to Enrollee Number RTD-143637-A, including records of changes made to the account and the identities of officials who authorised such changes.

Declaring that she would pursue the matter through lawful and institutional channels, Adesanya-Davies said she would not be intimidated into silence.

“If there is a rule that permits my removal, let that rule be produced. If there was an administrative error, let it be corrected. If an unlawful decision was made, let it be reversed,” she said.

She stressed that her objective was not to interfere with the legitimate rights of other beneficiaries but to ensure that her own established interests were not removed without lawful authority, transparency and due process.

Adesanya-Davies called on pension administrators, regulators, civil society organisations, women’s rights advocates and the media to pay attention to disputes involving retirement healthcare benefits and spouse beneficiaries.

“Let the enrolment history speak. Let the pension documents speak. Let the medical records speak. Above all, let justice, fairness and conscience speak,” she said.