The federal government has stated that the ongoing restructuring of the N-Power program is expected to result in the employment of five million young people within a five-year period.
The following statement was issued by Akindele Egbuwalo, who serves as the National Programme Manager of N-Power.
Egbuwalo urged Nigerians to understand the rationale behind suspending the program and the subsequent restructuring, emphasizing the federal government’s efforts to reestablish confidence in the initiative.
Egbuwalo stated:
Providing further details about the redesigned N-Power initiative, Egbuwalo shared that it would embrace fresh programs across education, healthcare, construction, agriculture, technology, fashion, entertainment, and other relevant skill acquisition and employment sectors.
He clarified that the suspension of the Program was essential due to the uncovering of irregularities and to allow for a detailed inquiry into its operations in the preceding year.
He assured all beneficiaries with genuine claims that the federal government will not owe anybody as it will resolve all cases and honour all valid outstanding obligations once the verification exercise is completed.
TheWitness reported earlier that the indefinite suspension of the N-Power program.
Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, shared this information while appearing on a Saturday TVC news show.
She made it clear that the decision was influenced by irregularities within the scheme, and she emphasized that the government has started an investigation into the allocation of funds since the program’s inception.
She said,
