The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq on Wednesday alongside the N-Power team led by Afolabi Imoukhuede, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on job creation and youth empowerment, attended an investigative hearing on the scheme at the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja.
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Although details of the meeting was unclear as at the time of publishing this report, it is believed to be connected with the alleged arbitrary disengagement of youths engaged by the Nigerian government through the famed scheme under the National Social Intervention Programme (NSIP).
The move to probe beneficiaries’ dismissal followed the unanimous adoption of the motion orchestrated late last year by a member, Taiwo Oluga, titled ‘Urgent Need to Investigate the Arbitrariness and Possible Corruption in the N-Power Programme of the Federal Government.’
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Recall that we had earlier reported that the beneficiaries (approximately 500, 000 of them) under the famed scheme of the Muhammadu Buhari administration are yet to be paid their January, 2020 allowance of N30,000.
The situation has left the volunteers furious with the government, as their pay is usually delayed.
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Check out some photos from Wednesday’s meeting below:
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We are waiting patiently and we strongly believe that our minister will ensure that corps members stipends do not supersede that of Npowers.
Why is it our manageable Salary is always delay without any reason when we are hoping for mostly Fed.govt permanency on one way or d others. Pls.this is uncalled for / unbearable.