- The Oyo state governor has urged all N-Power beneficiaries to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election
- Abiola Ajimobi said the beneficiaries would suffer as N-Power could be stopped if President Buhari is not re-elected
- According to him, the N-Power fund would be reviewed upward after 2019 general election
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and Afolabi Imoukhuede, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on job creation, has called on N-Power beneficiaries to vote for the president in order to ensure continuity of the programme.
They made the call while addressing N-Power beneficiaries after a ‘Thank You’ rally in Ibadan on Thursday, January 10.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the rally was organised by the 20,000 N-Power beneficiaries in Oyo State to appreciate the Federal Government’s gesture.
NAN reports that the ‘Thank You’ rally which commenced from the Oyo state government house arcade ended at Agodi Gardens.
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Ajimobi called on beneficiaries of all Federal Government’s economic intervention programmes to vote for Buhari for the programme to continue beyond 2019.
“If you fail to vote President Buhari for second term, I want to assure you that N-Power will be stopped.
“We all know that your age group is 54% of Nigeria’s population and if the number of registered voters in Nigeria is 84 million, we can be sure that Buhari already got 61 million votes,” he said.
He assured them that the N-Power fund would be reviewed upward after 2019, saying they must put their future in their hands for them to succeed in life.
Imoukhuede, who participated in the rally, also appreciated the consistent dedication of N-Power beneficiaries to the growth of the nation.
He assured the youths of continuous support of the Federal Government, saying their engagement had promoted a better economy and robust human capital development.
Imoukhuede said that Oyo State has 20,000 N-Power beneficiaries with the assurance of a new set after the 2019 elections.
“We commend the participants and beneficiaries of the N-Power programme for being faithful to their country and contributing to the progress of Nigeria.
“Today is a great day, looking at the colourful rally with which we were welcomed here today.
“It will go into history that these teeming number of Oyo youths have come out to appreciate President Buhari for changing their fortunes for the better and giving them a voice to be reckoned with.
“It is pertinent to remind you youths that continuity of Buhari is tantamount to continuity of this social programme.
“So you must keep supporting President Buhari for the future of this programme to be assured,” he said.
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Atinuke Osunkoya, the state commissioner for women affairs and social development, said the 20,000 N-Power beneficiaries from the state were selected through online application without religious or political bias.
She commended the Federal Government for the programme, saying the interventions including the YES-O programme of the state government had created financial freedom for over one million youths in the state.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the federal government had decided to continue paying the stipends of the N-Power 2016 Batch 1 beneficiaries beyond the expiry month of December 2018.
The statement issued by Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, office of the vice president, on Monday, October 22, in Abuja, said funding for the continued payments is contained in the 2018 budget.
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Akande said that beyond the payments of stipends, the federal government is also exploring further options to seamlessly move the beneficiaries from the government’s job programme to positions where they would be able to earn a sustainable income.
He added that the transition would be through a plan designed to enable them become valuable, all-rounded employees, employers or entrepreneurs.
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