Tinubu Govt Suspends Buhari’s N-Power, Begins Probe
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has suspended the social intervention scheme, N-Power, indefinitely.
Recall that the N-Power Program was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to address the issue of youth unemployment and help increase social development.
But speaking in an interview on TVC News on Saturday, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu announced the indefinite suspension of the program, adding that the government has begun an investigation into its activities.
She stated that the decision to suspend N-Power was due to some irregularities within the scheme, adding the government has launched an investigation into the utilization of funds since the inception of the programme.
According to the Minister, some beneficiaries are not found in their place of assignment, yet they expect monthly stipends.
Edu claimed that some N-Power beneficiaries should have exited the programme in 2022 but are still on the payroll.
She said, “We must go back to look into N-Power and understand what the problems are, so we will suspend the program for now until we are done with proper investigation into the utilization of funds into the N-Power programme.
“We want to know how many persons are basically on the programme right now, how many persons are owed, the amount they are owed. We are restructuring the N-Power and expanding it.
“Lots are going on. We met people who were supposed to have exited the programme last year and they are still claiming that they are still teaching.
“Sometimes we contact the school or the places where they are working, and they are not there. They are not working yet they keep claiming that they are being owed eight or nine months stipends.
“About 80 per cent of them are not working yet they are claiming salaries.”
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