Recall that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria Sadiya Umar Farouq, on Saturday evening announced that “all N-Power beneficiaries from Batch A and B have been paid their April stipends”.
Making public in a press release, Farouq had said, “last week I promised that the stipends would be paid this week.
“We encountered some delays on the GIFMIS platform but I can now announce that all N-Power beneficiaries from Batch A and B have been paid their April stipends.”
However, investigations by this online news medium proved that the declaration is false as majority of the N-Power beneficiaries are yet to be paid their April Stipend.
According to the Federal Government, over N15 billion is being spent as monthly stipends on 473, 137 N-Power enrolees (Batch A and B).
But it is known fact that since taking over affairs of the famed scheme from the office of the Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Farouq’s reign has been characterised by N-Power beneficiaries’ stipends delays.
In March, 2020, five months after President Muhammadu Buhari created the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and appointed her minister in charge of the ministry, Hajia Farouq said she was still studying files to understand the essence of the federal government’s N-Power programme that falls under the ministry.
Farouq – the youngest minister in the current federal cabinet – promised at that time that “once we go beyond this phase, I believe that everything will be on autopilot and subsequent payment is going to be very fast.”
But fast-forward to over 11 weeks later, beneficiaries still complain of delayed payment in this Corornavirus critical time.
Afriupdate learnt that the N-Power official Twitter handler on Saturday afternoon adopted a devious strategy, asking beneficiaries to “comment here if you have received the stipends” and adding: “we are asking so we can report back about the status. So please answer honestly and keep it straight to the answer.” as seen below:
This online news medium understands that this strategy has never be used since the inception of the N-Power programme.
Meanwhile about 70% beneficiaries of the famed scheme insists they have not received April Stipend payment alert from their banks.
Check out some reactions below:
No one has receive payment in Kebbi state
— Aliyu A Haliru Koko (@Ahkoko382017) May 24, 2020
I haven't found any one in my State here (Ondo State that have received since payment has started yesterday
— Philip dipson Olanrewaju (@PhilipDipson) May 24, 2020
I have not received my stipend
— ogidigbo stanley (@ogidigbostanley) May 24, 2020
Who are you deceiving?
— zainab (@zeesalis4real) May 24, 2020
Stipend not received.
— Lekyes Jacob Yohanna (@Lexzy22) May 24, 2020
I haven't found any one in my State here (Ondo State that have received since payment has started yesterday
— Philip dipson Olanrewaju (@PhilipDipson) May 24, 2020
I didn't get March and April stipend
— Daniel Real (@Daniel_4Ril) May 24, 2020
Not yet up till now, but this payments method is bad before almost everyone gets stipends at a go
— blingdee (@OlotuRacheal) May 24, 2020
Noooooo, no stipend received
— Salome Oluchi (@SalomeOluchi) May 23, 2020
I haven't seen anything, I also want to ask about the March stipend for those of us that has not received it
— Akinlayobright (@AmCalledAkon) May 23, 2020
Nooooooo
Kebbi state never see anything ooh— Sila-Esakame (@Bosschick_Elf) May 23, 2020
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