The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it had suspended the beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme that were accused of truancy in Sokoto State. The handlers of the programme, however, noted that the activities of “few rogues” be­neficiaries of the teaching component of the scheme cannot be said to reflect the ideals of the scheme. The senior special assistant to the Pr­esident on job creat­ion and youth empowe­rment, Afolabi Imouk­huede, said the volunteers accused of truancy would be investigated to ascertain their involvement. The state­ment said this was very disheartening.​ ​“These revelations are shocking and dish­eartening to us over here at the N-Power team. The actions of these rogue benefi­ciaries do not in any way reflect the id­eals of the Social Contract we signed wi­th the participating Nigeria Youths or this government’s ded­ication to addressing the educational ne­eds of the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 18, 2019 18:56 UTC