Hundreds of N-Power volunteers stormed the streets of Abuja,
the nation’s capital on Thursday, protesting their unpaid stipends.
They also protested their sudden disengagement by the
President Muhammadu Buhari government without a substantial exit package.
The protesters stormed the National Assembly chanting
anti-government and anti-Sadiya Farouq songs.
The volunteers claimed that since the Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management was created and with Sadiya Umar
Farouq in charge, things have not been the same.
The protesting N-Power beneficiaries are demanding permanent
employment or the payment of the sum of N600,000 to each beneficiary before
disengagement.
They also want the removal of Sadiya Umar Farouk, for
frustrating the programme.
The protesters who came from the 36 states of the country
including the Federal Capital Territory, also demanded payment of the batch A
and B beneficiaries until the transition is completed.
Addressing reporters, National President of the N-Power
volunteers, Kabiru Aliyu Pelemi, said it would be a disaster for the country if
the government pushed over 500,000 beneficiaries back into the labour market.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday@Npower beneficiaries protest in Abuja over unpaid stipends, demand removal of @Sadiya_farouq pic.twitter.com/jm6ubgOoJ9— Nwachukwu John Owen (@johnowen99) July 23, 2020
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