The exited beneficiaries of the Nigerian government’s N-Power scheme have criticised Sadiya Umar Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, for still not settling the outstanding stipends of disengaged volunteers till date.
It would be recalled that Farouq had in a tweet on October 27 promised that “all legitimate claims and those on verified list will be paid before the end of the year”.
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But this online news medium can authoritatively report that few days to the end of the year, the minister and her ministry, which oversees the N-Power scheme, have not paid outstanding stipends of Batch A and B beneficiaries. This, despite the exited beneficiaries submitting the necessary papers to the right authorities to do the needful.
Concerned Nigerian youths are taking to social media to call out Minister Farouq concerning the owed pay.
Check out some recent reactions gathered by AFRIUPDATE News below:
Pay us our 5 months backlogs…the year is going to an end we didn't see anything yet @Sadiya_farouq @ZShamsuna @npower_ng @FMHDSD @daily_trust @bbchausa @RFI_En @legitngnews @officialEFCC @TheICIR @ICPC_PE @nassnigeria @NGRPresident @PremiumTimesng pic.twitter.com/D2iVGha0Nz
— Engr 1 (@Idrisya53061489) December 21, 2020
Yes she must be commended. But she will be commended more and even prayed for if our four months unpaid @npower_ng stipend is paid.
— REX OFORNAEDU (@rexjeeez) December 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/Abushua00895680/status/1340798617481785347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1340798617481785347%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fallnews.ng%2Fnews%2Fn-power-arrears-batch-a-b-beneficiaries-continue-to-lash-out-at-buhari-s-minister-farouq
Madam pls fulfill your promise by paying the 14,200 @npower_ng volunteers their five months outstanding stipend before the end of the year as you said.
— Ingawa S. Ahmad (@IngawaSAhmad1) December 20, 2020
@Sadiya_farouq release our 5month unpaid stipends from march,stop behaving & reacting like a THIEF. you said u ar working toward lifting 100m Nigerian out of poverty & you refuse to pay almost 14200 @npower_ng there money for 5month. HM you ar so disastrous & heartless in nature.
— Olagunju Tosin (@OlagunjuTosin6) December 20, 2020
Pen is mightier than sword@Sadiya_farouq should pay 14200 Npower Volunteers their 5months backlog (Mar. to July) as you promised to pay them before end of this year, today is 20th Dec., 2020.@TrackaNG ,@Sadiya_farouq ,@MBuhari ,@femigbaja,@channelstv @officialEFCC https://t.co/RbSDoLb0ot
— Femi (@Femi49629928) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/dangi_abubakar/status/1340859934716682241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1340859934716682241%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fallnews.ng%2Fnews%2Fn-power-arrears-batch-a-b-beneficiaries-continue-to-lash-out-at-buhari-s-minister-farouq
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It would be recalled that Batch A beneficiaries exited the programme on June 30 after four years in the scheme, while their Batch B counterparts officially made their exit on July 31st – after two years.
Meanwhile, these Nigerian youths are currently in the dark regarding their exit/transition package.
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