N-Power: Political Analyst Disagrees With FG On Exit Plans

 

Amid the constant exit talks of N-Power beneficiaries, a political analyst and commentator, Comrade Mustapha Kabir Soron Dinki says it would be a mistake for the Federal Government to employ graduates with HND, Bsc and Msc into a voluntary programme and send them back to the labour market after a specific time.

AllNews reports that Dinki, who is also an N-Power beneficiary, opined that Batch A and Batch B beneficiaries would not have saved much from their N30, 000 monthly stipends.

According to Dinki, the convener of Youths-4-Change Network, exiting the two batches simultaneously is "a clear sign of unequal opportunity in the programme".

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He made this known on his known Twitter handle on Monday.

The worst thing to do as a government of change is to exit Npower Batch A&B at the same time. It's a clear sign of unequal opportunity in the programme. Though, it's a privilege to be a beneficiary of the scheme but it's an equality to give them different timelines.@npower_ng pic.twitter.com/LsoOQTSHhA

— MK S Dinki (@DinkiMk) May 25, 2020

 

 

NPOWER- It's a mistake to employ graduates with HND, Bsc and Msc into a voluntary programme and exit them to go back to job market after a specific timeline which was interrupted by national economic recession and coronavirus pendamic. How much do you expect them to save?@FMHDSD pic.twitter.com/ILGUq8jXgp

— MK S Dinki (@DinkiMk) May 26, 2020

In August 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria engaged additional 300,000 beneficiaries in the second batch of its N-Power Volunteers Corp effective to add to the roughly 200, 000 pioneer volunteers.

Batch A beneficiaries are widely expected to be exited soon, while Batch B's duration in the programme ends July this year.

The beneficiaries who are Nigerian graduate youths are paid a stipend of N30, 000 (approximately 77 US Dollars) monthly.

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The FG had stated its intent for the scheme to become the largest post-tertiary employment programme in Africa.