The house of representatives has
resolved to investigate alleged corruption in the federal government N-Power
scheme.
The house made the resolution
during Tuesday’s plenary session after debating a motion on the matter
sponsored by Oluga Taiwo from Osun state.
Taiwo said while beneficiaries
are posted to various schools and institutions across the 36 states independent
monitors are often contracted to supervise their activities mostly through
unscheduled visits.
She said the monitors are
required to report any case of truancy, indiscipline or misconduct to the NSIP
office in Abuja after which payment of indicted beneficiaries will be withheld
among other punishment.
She, however, said while some of
the beneficiaries get away with infractions, others who are not guilty of any
crime usually have their payments withheld or expelled from the scheme for no
just cause.
“In Osun state alone, over 400
N-Power Beneficiaries/teachers are been owed monthly allowances ranging from 2
months. 15 months and 18 months respectively due to arbitrary withholding of
their account and unlawful exit from the Platform despite diligence at place of
official assignment,” she said.
“This is also the case in many
other south-western states and some state in the north-central.”
She told the house that such such
actions “signals corruption and waste of public funds, and called for probe of
to the “waste or mismanagement of the funds”.
The house subsequently mandated
its committees on sustainable development goals, and youth development to
investigate the alleged corruption and report back in three weeks.
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