Npower News: The Kano Chapter of Npower Beneficiaries Forum (NBF) Pleads With President Bola Ahmed Tinubu To Appoint Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho As Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation

 

According to Npower News, the Kano chapter of Npower Beneficiaries Forum (NBF) has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to choose Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho as Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

The Kano chapter of N-Power Beneficiaries Forum (NBF) revealed this in Kano through a press release while celebrating with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu his one year anniversary in office especially in the areas of youth empowerment and employment creation, economic growth, development and stability.

The Npower initiative, a program established by the Buhari led administration engaged thousands of Nigerian youths in its prime but was halted by Betta Edu, the former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under the pretext of auditing, restructuring, repositioning and rebranding Npower for better service delivery under the so called Renewed Hope Job Creation.

Comrade Nazifi Muhammed Abubakar, the Chairman of the Kano chapter of N-Power Beneficiaries Forum (NBF) who endorsed the press release on behalf of Npower beneficiaries disclosed that, as a body dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of the Npower beneficiaries, beneficiaries of Npower are worried over the vacuum created in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation with the disengagement of Betta Edu as the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

“Considering the strategic importance of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in the lives of Nigerian youths and the less privileged, we constrained to request you act promptly without further delay and appoint another Minister who will not only identify with the less privileged but will embody true humanity.

“Mr. President, considering the collateral damage to underprivileged Nigerians if the Ministry continues to operate without a Minister, we respectfully urge you to appoint Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho as the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation due to her unwavering commitment and support to the less privileged including our colleagues who have not be paid for months.

“It is also worthy to note that Halimat Adenike Tejuosho has, over the years expended her hard earned money running into millions of naira to provide succour to the needy including scholarships to indigent students, palliatives to disaster victims and assistance during festivities to those who can’t afford the basics especially during sallah celebrations. With her antecedents, we strongly believe she’s the right person for the job”, the release stated.

The beneficiaries of Npower laments the rapid increase in the rate of unemployment in the country and its resulting impact on Nigerian youths and the poor and vulnerable households and groups, stressing that the only relieve to Npower beneficiaries will be appointing Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho  whom the beneficiaries of Npower believe will use her position as the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation as an avenue to bring an end to poverty, suffering and untold hardship in the federation.

“Even as a private citizen, Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho has used the instrumentality of the Queen Adenike Tejuosho Foundation (QATFoundation) impact lives here in Kano and elsewhere. She holds the key to poverty alleviation and giving her chance will no doubt secure all our votes for you come 2027 as it’ll prove to us that you’re serious about fighting youth unemployment and poverty in Nigeria”, the release concluded.

Source: https://blueprint.ng/forum-urges-tinubu-to-appoint-tejuosho-as-humanitarian-affairs-minister/

Npower News: An Npower Story

 Npower was established to assist youths in ending unemployment and promote entrepreneurship. Npower targeted both graduates and undergraduates of tertiary institutions between the ages of 18 years and 35 years offering them with a temporary employment where beneficiaries are deployed to their places of primary assignment closer to their places of residence for two years and placed on a ₦30,000 Npower payment for the duration of the program.

When Npower came on board, it was like Npower; was an embodiment of hope to Nigerian youths. The Npower program organizers witnessed beneficiaries of the federal government initiative as they gained employability skills and envisaged a future where youths would be elevated out of poverty through skills acquisition into productive careers.

Npower beneficiaries were deployed to schools, farm areas, and health centers throughout the country.

As the journey of Npower continued, there were success stories as well as controversies. Graduates and nongraduates alike thronged Npower training centers eager to learn digital skills. Coding, hardware and software engineering, animation, and Automobile among others became their world. Classrooms around buzzed with energy, hopes, dreams, and promises for better days ahead.

But then what is an epic without some challenges? Npower was faced with threats from different quarters due to funding issues. Critics asked if it really did change lives or just scratched the surface. Then came whispers — those things that tested the sustainability of Npower.

It began innocently enough with a glitch in the payment system. Beneficiaries of Npower waited anxiously for their Npower payment, but the digital gears ground to a halt. Days turned into weeks, and frustration simmered. Rumors spread like wildfire: “N-Power is faltering,” the Npower Beneficiaries said. “The once-mighty program stumbles.”

Then came a new Administration that suspended the Npower program for corruption allegations labels against the managers of Npower. And so, all activities regarding Npower were suspended till this moment. Npower is now a shadow.

So, against all odds, beneficiaries of Npower keep hoping and expecting that Npower will emerge from the shadows. The glitch was fixed, stipends flowed once more, and beneficiaries of Npower returned to their duties.

And as the sun sets over the country, Npower beneficiaries should understand that sometimes, the most salient moments are the ones that forge anew.

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