Why We Are Yet to Pay 12,000 N-Power Volunteers -Sadiya Umar (Daily trust). See http://myeduproject.com.ng/n-power-recruitment-registration-portal-for-2020-bvn-issues
Why We Are Yet to Pay 12,000 N-Power Volunteers -Sadiya Umar (Daily trust): Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 in Abuja, Monday 22nd of June 2020. See http://myeduproject.com.ng/npower-permanency-movedrop-your-signature-as-bill-goes-next-reading
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs admitted owing 12,000 volunteers for the months of March, April, and May.
She disclosed that, her permanent secretary is in the office of Accountant General of the Federation, to get more details of what really transpired. See http://myeduproject.com.ng/psychometric-test-1000-questions-answers-practice-it-and-score-100-in-npower-test
Once she gets this report, it will be made available to everyone, and the necessary action would be taken
Sadiya Umar also blamed the GIFMIS platform used for payment as one of the sets back in payment related issues
But promised updating and upgrading the platform for smooth and effective future operation. http://myeduproject.com.ng/npower-permanency-movedrop-your-signature-as-bill-goes-next-reading
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja admitted that about 12,000 N-Power beneficiaries are yet to be paid their three- month stipends. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq confirmed this at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
FG not employing N-Power beneficiaries into Civil Service on June 12 It would be recalled that the federal government recently announced that it would be disengaging 500,000 beneficiaries of the scheme who were enrolled between 2016 and 2018.
The minister attributed the delay in the payment of the 12,000 volunteers to administrative issues, saying her ministry was working with the office of the Account General to resolve it.
“As far as the ministry is concerned, we have paid N-Power beneficiaries that have been verified and recommended for payment. We have 500,000 N-Power volunteers. “Those who are claiming that they have not been paid, we are looking into these issues with the Office of the Account General of the Federation.
“We have had issues around migrating from the platform that we used to operate to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) platform. “So, these are the administrative issues that have hindered the payment of some of the volunteers.”
“There are about 12,000 of them based on our record and as I am speaking with you, the permanent secretary of the ministry is in the office of the accountant general to sort out these issues and once we get the report, we will make it available to all.
Why We Are Yet to Pay 12,000 N-Power Volunteers
Here is her precise words “As far as the ministry is concerned, we have paid Npower Beneficiaries, that have been verified and recommended for payments.
We have 500 thousand Npower Volunteers. But those who are claiming that they have not been paid, we are looking into this issue together with the Office of Accountant General of The Federation.
I mentioned on this platform that, we have issues around updating from the platform that we operate with.
So, there are the administrative processes that brought up these volunteers, that are claiming that they have not been paid.
They are about 12k of them, based on our records. As I am speaking to you, my permanent secretary is in the office of Accountant General of the Federation. Once we get this report, we will make it available to everyone. Thank you very much”
There are many more volunteers that have not been paid their three months earned allowance, yet the programme will be exiting 500,000 volunteers on or before July 31
Unpaid volunteers have expressed concerns and worries over this, the relevant authorities have been notified for long, to no avail
Volunteers held massive protest over this issue, but fell on deaf ears
Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/why-we-are-yet-to-pay-12000-n-power-volunteers-fg.html