Disengaged N-Power Beneficiaries Insist On Nationwide Protest Over Non-payment, and Unfulfilled Promises, Says This Government Is Not Guarantee Trusted

Disengaged N-Power Beneficiaries Insist On Nationwide Protest Over Non-payment, and Unfulfilled Promises, Says This Government Is Not Guarantee Trusted

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The scheme’s disengagement impacted hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries around the country.

Despite the Nigerian government’s announcement that they will begin receiving their unpaid stipends, disgruntled beneficiaries of the government’s N-Power scheme have stated that they will continue with their scheduled statewide protests.

The scheme’s disengagement impacted hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries.

Sadiya Farouk, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, according to the Exiting N-Power Beneficiaries, cannot be trusted.

Those who were disconnected with the scheme’s volunteers.

The scheme's volunteers who were disengaged from batches A and B of interactions in 2016 and 2018 have planned a rally for , to stress their concerns.

Their requests include the provision of a departure package for 500,000 people and the non-payment of over 14,000 people in the scheme's five-month stipends.

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Alkali made the announcement in an Abuja statement on Friday.

“Based on this reality, the five months allowance arrears of these volunteers, totaling N150,000 apiece, are already being paid,” Alkali added.

“The remaining 4,955 allowances will be withheld pending the outcome of the investigation. When clear violations of the agreements are discovered, the violators will be subjected to the relevant legal penalty.

“Contrary to some public perceptions, this process is a clear proof of the ministry's willingness to address this regrettable incident in a transparent manner in order to ensure accountability and prevent future occurrences. This approach demonstrates the ministry's commitment to dealing with this tragic incident in a transparent manner for accountability and to prevent it from happening again.”

Bashir Gobir, the National President of the Exited N-Power Beneficiaries, informed News Media, on Sunday that no payment has been made to the unhappy members. He called the minister a con artist who could not be trusted.

“Sadiya Farouk is a liar who is attempting to dupe us after stealing billions of naira from the stipends of N-Power beneficiaries. It's absurd that it took her two years to repair the payment system..

“We fight back against all of her ruses. Among the 14,000 disengaged recipients who are owed five months stipends, no one has certified that they received the backlog yesterday.

“On ,, we will begin our demonstration. “This is a peaceful demonstration, and there will be no turning back,” Gobir stated.

“All 500,000 Exited N-Power beneficiaries are ready to go for a peaceful protest on ,, September 20th, 2021,” another affected volunteer informed Mycarrierskills on the condition of anonymity. The minister promised to pay for the audio. She is a deceiver. She claimed four months ago that she owed us nothing.

“She promised us an exit package of up to N500,000 each individual, and they also owe over 14,000 employees a monthly stipend of N30,000, equating to N150,000 for the five months owing. And we haven't gotten anything yet. "The 14,000 people have not been paid either."

Hundreds of thousands of graduates benefiting from the Nigerian government's N30,000 monthly N-power scheme would be disengaged in two months, according to the ministry's announcement in June 2020.

“Batch A will leave the program on June 30, 2020, while Batch B will leave on July 31, 2020, according to the Ministry. As well as the start of enrolment for a fresh cohort of N-Power beneficiaries on July 26, 2020,” a ministry official stated.

“The federal government is committed to the program's continuation and expansion, and as a result, a fresh batch of beneficiaries will be enrolled and onboarded shortly. We are proactively preparing for the task of acquiring skills for entrepreneurship and job creation in an economy that will demand a boost post-Covid-19.”