Details Of Senate Meeting With NPower Beneficiaries As Hope Rekindles.

The Senate has once again on Thursday being 23rd July, 2020 rekindled the hopes of Npower Beneficiaries (Batches A & B ) that non of them will be thrown out of the scheme without a comprehensive enhancement package in place. While addressing NPower beneficiaries, the Senate President who was represented by Senator Onor Sandy Ojang ( Representing Cross River Central ) said, he empathised with the NPower beneficiaries for the precarious conditions such as delay in payment of stipends, backlog of payments and the news of disengagement amid covid-19 pandemic that the NPower volunteers were subjected to. Senator Onor appreciated the NPower beneficiaries for the civilised way they conducted themselves while pressing home their demand. Senator Onor Sandy Ogang Speaking on behalf of Lawmakers He added, “we have read all the placards you are carrying, arising from your prayers therefore, I can assure you on behalf of Nigerian Lawmakers that all your demands especially the issue of “permanency” would be met with immediate effect. Youths are the backbone of any Nation and Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot do otherwise but ensure that Nigerian youths are given the desire respect and dignity they deserve”. ” I am a professor and I know what it takes to be a graduate; hence, let me say that I personally feel embarrassed and ashamed why youths earning a stipend of N30,000 working in Primary Schools, serving as an Extension Workers, Health Officers and ICT officers will be disengaged from their means of livelihood without alternative jobs or promoted to “enhancement stage” as earlier promised by the government . As Lawmakers, we will follow due process to make sure that you are given a permanent job”, Senator Onor Added. Earlier, the National President of NPower beneficiaries, Comrade Pelumi Aliyu said, “it is unfortunate that enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari who are against his laudable initiative of NPower are using Media to tell lies and promote propaganda against the ever committed, grateful and faithful NPower beneficiaries which he stressed now led to staggered payments and backlogs of many months”. ” He noted that, “during 2019 election, stakeholders of NPower to include Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Afolabi, Minister Audu Ogbeh among others have said that, a vote for President Muhammadu Buhari, guaranteed permanency. He however lamented that since Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq took over the NPower scheme, it has been tension in the air as her coming has not elevated NPower volunteers in any way rather championing the campaign of disengagement. While thanking the Senate representative for giving them listening ears, he also saluted his colleagues who have traveled from across the 36 states of the Federation to be at NASS headquarters Abuja.