N-power volunteers to receive January, February stipends from Friday as FG resolved hiccups

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, said that the federal government had resolved the hiccups in the stipends of N-Power volunteers.

N-power volunteers to receive January, February stipends from Friday as FG resolved hiccups

According to him, the Federal Government would remit January stipends of non-graduates as well as February pay for graduates of the N-power programme from Friday.

Imoukhuede told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, that efforts were in place to ensure that the payment against the backdrop of complaints by the beneficiaries of the scheme over delay in the payment of their monthly stipends since the programme was moved to a new ministry.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, had said that the delay was due to some verification process going on in the new ministry.

Imoukhuede, while apologising for the delay, said that the irregular payment cycle experienced in the last five months would be adduced to efforts to understand the nature of the programme.

“The minister had said that she needed to be briefed to understand the process, which we have done and that is the reason for the hiccups.

“I have the assurances of the new ministry that the worst days are behind us and I am aware that the January stipend although late would be paid.

“I am aware that non graduates have not been paid yet but as I speak, it is in the final lap and you should expect payment on or before Friday this week,’’ Imoukhuede said.