Osun N-power Volunteers Demand Payment Of Outstanding Stipend 

The volunteers of the Federal Government N-Power initiative in Osun State have demanded the payment of backlogs of stipend of members, who have been verified but yet to receive their payment 

An open letter written by the leadership of the volunteers  in Osun state, and directed to a senior official of the programme,  one  Mr. Afolabi reads in part “the volunteers expressed worry and reservations on the main  reason why  payment of the backlogs of stipend for our members are still pending.”

They wondered why some volunteers who were verified in December like their counterparts in other states are denied payment up till this moment.

According to the letter, it is illogical and unfair for volunteers who have been verified and certified to still be owing their stipends while others  who fall in that same category have been paid.

“Recently, we read in the media and all other available platforms of Npower the reaction of Mr Afolabi to the claim” of Lagos state N.power volunteers about their December stipend.

“While we might agree with Mr Afolabi that Lagos state and another state, Anambra, are not entitled to December stipends because they were not verified in December (except with the special intervention and plea of their state governments as emphasized some months ago by same Afolabi), we beg to make a case for some other states that were verified in December but yet to receive their December stipends”.

“In Osun state for example,  most volunteers, except very few who surfaced late, were verified between 10 and 12 December. But only very few lucky among them to get  their December stipends while the majority is left unpaid. 

“This same pitiable scenario is what is playing out in almost all states and local governments across the federation.

“Sir, we do not understand why individuals who were verified on the same date, same venue and from the same local government and state could not get paid accordingly”, it said. 

“While we still await the prompt and favourable action of the Npower Team to this development , we wish to express our appreciation for the unrelenting efforts of the team in ensuring all issues are attended to and resolved in jiffy.