Npower News Today Thursday June 13th 2024

It is exactly two more days to the deadline given by the Npower National Coordinator for Npower payment to beneficiaries of Npower batch c by the Federal Government of Nigeria and it seems the Presidency is yet to say anything about the payment of Npower batch c outstanding stipends. 

Recall that the Npower national coordinator in previous publications has said that once Npower payment is not made by June 15th then Npower batch c beneficiaries will stage a nationwide demonstration.

As the situation unfolds Npower batch c beneficiaries have been advised to exercise patience while they explore other federal government initiatives like the conditional cash transfer programme, the federal government loan and other government initiatives. Weeks ago the federal government rekindled the conditional cash transfer, a component of the National Social Investment Programmes but have left Npower batch c beneficiaries in the dark or rather in suspense. Npower batch c beneficiaries are being owed 9 to 12 months stipend, Betta Edu made only one payment when she assumed office but was suspended and investigated for misappropriation of public funds in the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and has since been removed from office and undergoing investigations. Reports have it online that until the investigations conducted by the anti-graft agency is concluded Npower cannot commence neither will Npower payment be made to Npower batch c beneficiaries. Npower batch c beneficiaries and even the house of representatives have told the federal government to expedite the investigation process so that Npower payment will be released but yet again the Presidency has turned deaf ears to this request. A commitee was set up to look into the payment of Npower batch c beneficiaries which was anchored by Mr Wale Edun but it seems as if the matter is just beyond him as nothing has been done by the committee. It seems as though the federal government is more interested in disbursement of loans and grants than Npower payment. In all these Npower batch c beneficiaries have written several letters to prominent figures using these figures as a channel to get to the Presidency but all the feedback received were mere promises with word of mouth and no action. 

As the situation progresses, Npower batch c beneficiaries are giving the Federal Government till June 15th to commence Npower payment otherwise a massive protest will commence. The federal government has pushed Npower beneficiaries beyond the wall.