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The council made known its newest decision in a statement signed by its media team.
The demonstration became imminent following the expiration of the near four-week ultimatum given to the Ministry of the Humanitarian Affairs, which is headed by Sadiya Farouq.
Wednesday, 28th of April 2021 has now been picked by the N-Power representatives as the starting date for all Batches A and B N-Power youths to express their grievances, complemented with strong hashtags.
deaf ears to the dateline given to her by our National President, Comrade Kabiru Pelemi, we the 36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives Forum has decided to embark on two weeks online protest through our official Twitter handle @Npower_Reps and
— 36 STATES & FCT N-POWER REPS FORUM (@Npower_Reps) April 26, 2021
This is the time to make use of the media power with our number.
Aluta Continua... Victoria Ascerta ✊
SIGNED:
Media team,
For 36 States and FCT N-power Representatives forum.
26/04/2021— 36 STATES & FCT N-POWER REPS FORUM (@Npower_Reps) April 26, 2021
ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL N-POWER VOLUNTEERS (BATCH A AND B) ON TWO WEEKS ONLINE PROTEST
Solidarity greetings to you all.
Since the Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has decided to give deaf ears to the dateline given to her by our National President, Comrade Kabiru Pelemi, we the 36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives Forum has decided to embark on two weeks online protest through our official Twitter handle @Npower_Reps and our official Facebook Page 36 States And FCT N-power Representatives forum.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, 28 OF APRIL, 2021. Please, all N-Power Volunteers should make sure they Retweet, Tag necessary handles and comment as soon as we start the online protest.
This is the time to make use of the media power with our number. Aluta Continua... Victoria Ascerta.
Recall the forum had on March 16 in a statement signed by Pelemi, vowed to mobilise 500, 000 Nigerian youths to occupy the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria. The ministry is saddled with National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs), which the N-Power scheme is part of.
Six months after the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development asked Batches A and B beneficiaries who are owed multiple months stipends to see their State Focal Person, Sadiya Farouq, who heads the ministry has continued to ignore their cries.
More than 14,000 bonafide N-Power Batches A and B beneficiaries, who were disengaged from the scheme since July 2020 have not been paid their entitled stipends (many of them owed March to July, and Wema Bank users didn't get paid for June 2020). This, despite the revalidation exercise that happened in October 2020 across major Nigerian states.
Also, since releasing the NEXIT Portal on November 30 2020 - four months after exiting N-Power Batches A and B beneficiaries, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria which is saddled with N-Power duties have not effected the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Empowerment Programme.
This is despite the fact that hundreds of ex-N-Power beneficiaries have logged on to the NEXIT portal and provided the required additional information for possible placements into the various CBN intervention options.
Pelemi had said that N-Power Batches A and B beneficiaries who were exited from the famed scheme in July 2020 are tired of Minister Sadiya Farouq and her ministry’s delay tactics.
The ultimatum given ended on Monday, 12th April, 2021.
“You exited us with no meaningful plan during a pandemic period. Nexit program is another delay tactics and a big scam to us because over 200,000 Volunteers could not complete their registration and no meaningful plans yet on the portal.
“36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives Forum give you from today Tuesday,16th March, 2021 to Monday, 12th April, 2021 to fulfill all the promises you made to the Exited N-Power Volunteers or we mobilize 500,000 Nigeria youths to occupy the ministry.
“This time around, it will be no going back.
“Enough is enough,” the statement by the 36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives Forum had read.
Established in 2016, the N-Power scheme is one of the national social investment programmes of the federal government targeted at unemployed graduates who are engaged by the government and paid N30,000 monthly stipend.
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