N-Power June/July Stipend: Despite Identifying Bonafide Beneficiaries, Stipends Still Not Paid

One week after announcing to the Nigerian public that five hundred and two thousand, five hundred and eighty (502,580) data of N-Power beneficiaries have successfully migrated to the GIFMIS platform, AllNews can confirm that these genuine beneficiaries have still not been paid their June and July stipends.

Batch A beneficiaries are entitled to June stipend because they exited the Federal Government programme on June 30.

Batch B beneficiaries are being owed two-month stipends (June and July), as their duration in the famed scheme officially ended on July 31st.

Both batches' N30, 000 monthly stipend is still on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq's neck.  By our calculation, 23 billion naira is being withheld by the Zamfara-born politician.

Many beneficiaries celebrated 2020 Sallah downcast.

And coupled with the fact that the exit package for these Nigerian youths which the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has consistently maintained "will be shared soon" is vague, the outgoing volunteers are hugely disappointed in Farouq and her handling of the N-Power project.

A message recently sent to AllNews by a beneficiary, James Obens lamented the N-Power situation under Farouq.

"We know what it means to be in power, you mustn't use it against the people you are supposed to be a shield to to show how capable you are to show wickedness to your people," Obens said.

"My thought was that you wanted to help us save June stipend to meet that of July so we can use it properly, not until I watched the video of you saying you've paid us.

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"You know you have not, please try as much as possible to pay it and Allah will bless you in return. You have other positions to contest for remember, so, don't let this damage your reputation."

N-Power: Check out some recent comments on Twitter below:

Mr speaker b d of the voice of the youths on Npower retrenchment.Even if they can't be permanent at least a good exist package and also they have not given batch B https://t.co/XEjxcVy8DS am typing to you, most beneficiaries have not been paid their June stipend and July.

— Onyedum Nnamdi A (@Andysays4) August 2, 2020

Npower team, when should batch A and B be expecting the June and July stipend.

— Famorhano1 (@FemOladoyin) August 1, 2020

I wonder why they aren't saying anything concerning this issue... They left thousands of volunteers in the dark who sacrifice there precious time for the development of this Nation..... You guys should pay them there right.

— Zakari (@zaksnu2020) August 2, 2020

We pray that you celebrate your next Salla the way our Muslim npower brothers and sisters celebrate there's.
Hearthless human being

— Julius (@Julius65752758) August 2, 2020

@npowerites@Sadiya_farouq @senatepresident @aishambuhari@MBuhari @NigeriaSenate
We can't breath, we can't breath, we can't breath. We the Npower beneficiaries can't breath in our own country. Pay us our backlog, June /July stipends, our devices and give us permanency job.

— Rose (@Ebuka31972962) August 2, 2020

morning sire..... Ask Mr. President to address the general public on social investment program they claim to be doing... Most especially the Npower.... Over there unpaid stipend and there faith on existing the program.... I trust you will sire....

— Kamal (@Kamal20873991) August 2, 2020

@MBuhari, instruct your minister @Sadiya_farouq to pay @npower_ng June and July stipends. Why are your appointees so corrupt and incompetent?

— Enlightenment (@Enlight97507204) August 2, 2020

When are u people gonna pay us our 2 momths stipends? And details of transition of course.

— Jamal (@JamalEl_Ladan02) August 2, 2020

Madam please find a duty of responsibility to pay npower beneficiaries their entitlements otherwise Karma is waiting for you, I assured you. People like you, don't have conscience but you will be receiving your rewards of promise and fail soonest.

— Emmy (@Emmy56163753) August 2, 2020