N-POWER beneficiaries groan over non-payment of their stipends

One of the Social Investment programs designed past times the Federal Government of Nigeria to cushion the effects of high youth unemployment inwards the province N-POWER kicked off like shooting fish in a barrel concluding twelvemonth amongst closed to 200,000 unemployed graduates inwards Nigeria mobilized for the kickoff stage of the program.

Beneficiaries of the N-POWER system are to endure paid a monthly stipend of N30, 000 [$95], notwithstanding since the participants started work inwards December, a lot of issues as well as complaints conduct keep been arising.

Only a few states conduct keep been paid their entitled stipends as well as others left out.

Even inwards the states where payments conduct keep been made, beneficiaries likewise complain that entirely a modest group of persons were paid piece others were not.

"Other states were paid every bit early on every bit inwards December, piece hither inwards Lagos State, non a unmarried soul has been paid," said i of the participants of the scheme.

"From difficulties such every bit logging into the NPVN account, to verification wahala as well as straight off stipend payment issues, delight who is fooling who?"

"I conduct keep resumed operate since Jan when schoolhouse resumed hither inwards Abeokuta, fifty-fifty without been paid my Dec stipend. We deserve to endure paid," said closed to other player only identified every bit Esther.

"I am an N-POWER player inwards Kaduna nether N-Teach. I operate amongst Union Bank but upward till straight off I conduct keep non been paid," said Fidelis.

"Honestly, this plan is a shame...since June 2016, this people cannot pose themselves inwards i piece...some people conduct keep non been paid for Dec as well as others are already talking nearly January."

Payment started inwards Anambra State inwards the minute calendar week of February, notwithstanding entirely a select few of the province beneficiaries were paid, leaving out closed to hundreds.

They were seen inwards the pictures below every bit they gathered at the National Orientation Agency role inwards Awka to need the argue for the selective payment.