N-Power June/July Stipend: Beneficiaries' 23 Billion Naira Withheld By Buhari's Minister

502,580 bonafide enrolees of the Federal Government of Nigeria's N-Power programme are yet to get paid their June/July stipends, AllNews reports.

N-Power graduate beneficiaries are paid a monthly stipend of N30, 000, meaning over fifteeen billion naira (N15,077,400,000) budgeted to be expended as remuneration by the Nigerian government for June stipends has not been paid to both Batch A and Batch B beneficiaries.

Batch A were exited on June 30.

The Batch B enrolees who will officially exit the famed scheme tomorrow, Friday, 31st of July, 2020, have not been paid neither their June nor July stipends, AllNews can authoritatively report. That's 9 billion naira for the Batch B beneficiares not settled - as the Federal Government has repeatedly and publicly put their number at 300, 000.

This, despite Friday being Sallah celebration.

Making known in Abuja about six days ago in a press release, Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development stated that no fewer than 502,580 youths have been genuinely enrolled into the National Social Investment Programme of the federal government.

According to Farouq, the N-Power programme is aimed at driving skill development and job creation for unemployed youths between the ages of 18 and 35.

“After receiving complaints of non-payment by some beneficiaries, who did same through the ministry, the OAGF (GIFMIS) officially wrote informing the ministry that out of a total of Five Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Six Hundred (516,600) N-Power beneficiaries data sent to OAGF for migration in April, 2020, only a total of Five Hundred and Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty (502,580) data have successfully migrated to the GIFMIS platform," Farouq had said while explaining the delay in June stipend payment.

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At the present time, one day into the new month of August, beneficiaries are still waiting to be paid for June and July.

Since the transfer of the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in October 2019, N-Power beneficiaries' pay has not been regular, this writer gathered from several volunteers.

Today is the thirtieth day of the seventh month of the year, yet, beneficiaries have not been settled their June stipend as well as July stipend.

This has caused many of them to come on social media (Twitter most especially) to demand their payment.

N-Power: Check out some recent comments below:

Sir, my question is regarding the the payment of our stipend 2016/2017 Beneficiaries, what is the exact time for the payment of June/july?hope my question would be considered.

— ENGR.GIDAYE MUHAMMAD (@EngrGidaye) July 29, 2020

The minister of Humanitarian affairs and disaster management is toying with the lives of Nigerian graduates.
Pay NPOWER volunteers their stipend don't hire thugs for protest that you are doing well in office.#Npowerdeservepermanency https://t.co/ybggR5COg2

— Egbayelo Gbenro Monday (@MondayGbenro) July 29, 2020

Hon. Minister of humanitarian she is a devil with evil mind sallah is now in every where she haven't pay npower beneficiaries June stipend let alone of July she is inhumane. Has will rely on the stipend and she refuses to pay us it.
She will suffer for the rest of her life ⭕

— sico system (@Bensico3) July 29, 2020

Original Npower beneficiaries debunk dis @Sadiya_farouq sponsored report from @vanguardngrnews as untrue news coming frm enemies of progress to dis administration @FMHDSD @Sadiya_farouq @npower_ng owing over 80,000 beneficiaries 4 months stipend, @LeadershipNGA @SaharaReporters https://t.co/5afiPxM8Fm

— Alawaye1 (@Alawaye101) July 29, 2020

You that is replying message, you are following the wicked heart of Sadiya now. Because, you people use to reply to stipend matters. But now, you are doing as if you are not seeing our demand for our stipend Batch B. June and July stipend yet unpaid.

— ogidigbo stanley (@ogidigbostanley) July 29, 2020

This is to inform you that honourable minister of disaster rented crowd yesterday to hold thank you rally in order to counter real npower protest held last Thursday. She is yet to pay us June and July stipend despite Sallah celebration. She is highly incompetent. https://t.co/D0gCiGxvtN

— Temitayo Heybee (@Heybeedot_fad) July 30, 2020

Whoever handling this Twitter handle should tell Sadiya Farouq to pay us our stipend. pic.twitter.com/wHi2EzAdxA

— Gemini (@Gemini68967311) July 30, 2020

@channelstv try and look into Npower programme beneficiaries vs the minister of humanitarian affairs U may find something interesting 2 talk about.There is months of unpaid stipend trying to be covered up through the use of media & news https://t.co/KhH7fnO5IA these poor youths!

— ogunyemi kayode sola (@ogunyemikayode6) July 29, 2020

God wil forgive this country, some borrowed people acting like npower beneficiaries went to thank humanitarian minister of her good work wen 500, 000 beneficiaries of the current npower have not being paid there june and july stipend. God wil fight for us if nobody fight for us

— Adebayo Tunde (@Adebayo57577842) July 29, 2020

@Sadiya_farouq will see shame in her entire public work life . For her to rent crowd to fight @npower_ng batch A and B, is the height of her callousness and wickedness but God will giveher war. #pay #npowerdeservepermanency our June and July Stipend @Sadiya_farouq

— Godswill Bassey (@GodswillBaz) July 30, 2020