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Over 2,000 N-power beneficiaries have been sacked by the federal government.
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The Federal Government has approved the disengagement of 2,525
beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme for absconding from their primary
place of assignment, a report by Punch has revealed.
It also warned that acts of dereliction of duty, indolence,
absenteeism and indiscipline on the part of volunteers would continue to
be dealt with decisively and in line with the rules of engagement.
The N-Power Programme was introduced in 2016 by the President
Buhari Administration as a job enhancement scheme aimed at imbibing the
learn-work-entrepreneurship culture in Nigerian youth between 18 and 35
for graduates and non-graduates.
About 500,000 youth, spread across the 774 Local Government Areas
of the country are currently enrolled in the programme and have since
been deployed to teach in public schools, act as health workers in
primary health centres, as agricultural extension advisors to
smallholder farmers in the communities and also as community tax liaison
officers.
Beneficiaries under the graduate category take home N30,000 monthly for their services.
Confirming the development, the Communications Manager, National
Social Investment Office, Justice Bibiye said that 18,674 other
beneficiaries of the initiative have voluntarily resigned, having
secured permanent employment.
He said, “It had earlier come to the notice of the Federal team
that some of the N-Power beneficiaries had either absconded from their
primary places of assignment or gained permanent employment subsequent
to their commencement on the programme.
“The Federal team has continued to encourage feedback from the
states from existing monitors, whistleblowers and members of the public
through it’s existing call centre and has acted swiftly by initially
placing such beneficiaries on suspension for a period of 45 days.
“Unless such beneficiaries are able to provide proof from their
primary place of assignment and the state focal person that they were
actually present, or absent with reason, their participation in the
programme is terminated after the period of suspension.
“So far, 2,525 beneficiaries have been delisted, following
reports garnered from the various avenues, whilst 18,674 have
voluntarily resigned, having secured permanent employment.”
He said in a statement that reports from a few states, however,
showed that some beneficiaries of the programme are said to have stayed
away for long periods of time from their primary places of assignment,
adding that this has led to the need for continued action against those
who are seen to be undermining the smooth implementation of the Federal
Government social intervention initiative.
To ensure seamless execution of the programme in order to achieve
the set goals, he said the NSIO has increased the number of monitoring
partners.
This, he noted, would help to enhance supervision and the
strengthening of monitoring, for effective and efficient service
delivery of all components of the NSIPs.
“Beneficiaries must understand that N-Power is not a charity
program and, therefore, everyone captured under the scheme is expected
to justify his/her engagement by demonstrating diligence, hard work and
commitment to duty at their PPAs.
“Acts of dereliction of duty, indolence, absenteeism and
indiscipline on the part of volunteers shall continue to be dealt with
decisively and in line with the rules of engagement,” he added.
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