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Salaries- Osun N.power
Volunteers Cry Out
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Beneficiaries of an empowerment programme
by Nigerian government, for unemployed
graduates, coined N-power in Osun State
have cried out to the Federal Government to
come to their rescue, as they are yet to get
the promised N30,000 stipends since
December.
The volunteer corps members, under the
aegis of the Concerned N-power Volunteers
Group expressed concern over the way
federal government is handling the scheme.
This was contained in a letter written and
signed by the leader of the group, Comrade
Idowu Oguntuyi, stressing that majority of the
volunteers are finding it difficult to eat and
transport themselves to their place of primary
assignment.
The integral worry of the group, is the trauma
those who have quit their employment in the
private schools for the scheme are going
through, and the ordeal of working without
remuneration.
They however called on the state Governor,
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and other key
stakeholders to help them plead with the
government at the centre to pay them for the
service they have rendered.
” We have been seriously frustrated by the
non-payment of our stipends, only about
10% out of the beneficiaries in Osun were
paid for the Month of December, just as none
have received a dime for the month of
January.
“Some of us resigned from our previous
employment in the private schools just to
face with the trauma of unpaid salaries,” the
letter reads.
The N-Power Volunteers added that all their
efforts to meet with the state focal person of
the programme, Hon. Idiat Babalola,has been
proved abortive, as she continued to make
herself unavailable.
According to them, it has been observed that
the focal person is deliberately avoiding them,
thus making it impossible for them to
officially table their demands.
“We don’t think this woman is capable of
handling this scheme, she has become so
elusive since the commencement of this
programme.”
The volunteer corps members in the letter
threatened to shut down the state if
appropriate authorities fails to quickly respond
to their plights.
“We have tried all we can do to ensure that
we meet with the state focal person and get it
resolved but at this point we have no choice
than to come out and protest.
“On several occasions, protests have been
averted in order not to heat up the polity, but
that is no more the case, it seems
government is taking us for granted, and
there is need for us to move fast and call
them to order, ” the statement concludes.
CityMirrorNews reports that the Special
Adviser on media to the Vice-president, Mr
Olaolu Akande had on December 30, 2016
announced the commencement of N30,000
stipend to N.power Volunteer corps members.
Akande, while speaking to journalist on that
day said, the payment of stipends to the
200,000 volunteers would be in batches,
while some would get alerts on that day and
Decembers 31, the rest would be paid staring
from January 3, 2017.
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Salaries- Osun N.power
Volunteers Cry Out
webmaster 3 hours ago
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163 Views
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Beneficiaries of an empowerment programme
by Nigerian government, for unemployed
graduates, coined N-power in Osun State
have cried out to the Federal Government to
come to their rescue, as they are yet to get
the promised N30,000 stipends since
December.
The volunteer corps members, under the
aegis of the Concerned N-power Volunteers
Group expressed concern over the way
federal government is handling the scheme.
This was contained in a letter written and
signed by the leader of the group, Comrade
Idowu Oguntuyi, stressing that majority of the
volunteers are finding it difficult to eat and
transport themselves to their place of primary
assignment.
The integral worry of the group, is the trauma
those who have quit their employment in the
private schools for the scheme are going
through, and the ordeal of working without
remuneration.
They however called on the state Governor,
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and other key
stakeholders to help them plead with the
government at the centre to pay them for the
service they have rendered.
” We have been seriously frustrated by the
non-payment of our stipends, only about
10% out of the beneficiaries in Osun were
paid for the Month of December, just as none
have received a dime for the month of
January.
“Some of us resigned from our previous
employment in the private schools just to
face with the trauma of unpaid salaries,” the
letter reads.
The N-Power Volunteers added that all their
efforts to meet with the state focal person of
the programme, Hon. Idiat Babalola,has been
proved abortive, as she continued to make
herself unavailable.
According to them, it has been observed that
the focal person is deliberately avoiding them,
thus making it impossible for them to
officially table their demands.
“We don’t think this woman is capable of
handling this scheme, she has become so
elusive since the commencement of this
programme.”
The volunteer corps members in the letter
threatened to shut down the state if
appropriate authorities fails to quickly respond
to their plights.
“We have tried all we can do to ensure that
we meet with the state focal person and get it
resolved but at this point we have no choice
than to come out and protest.
“On several occasions, protests have been
averted in order not to heat up the polity, but
that is no more the case, it seems
government is taking us for granted, and
there is need for us to move fast and call
them to order, ” the statement concludes.
CityMirrorNews reports that the Special
Adviser on media to the Vice-president, Mr
Olaolu Akande had on December 30, 2016
announced the commencement of N30,000
stipend to N.power Volunteer corps members.
Akande, while speaking to journalist on that
day said, the payment of stipends to the
200,000 volunteers would be in batches,
while some would get alerts on that day and
Decembers 31, the rest would be paid staring
from January 3, 2017.
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