The suit, filed through their legal team led by Barrister A. A. Hikima, listed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation; the Attorney-General of the Federation; the Accountant-General of the Federation, and Mr. Akindele Egbuwalo (National Programme Manager of the N-Power, sued on behalf of N-Power programme), as first to fourth defendants.
In November 2024, it was reported that human rights lawyer, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, petitioned the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, over the nonpayment of the N-Power beneficiaries’ one-year stipends.
The N-Power beneficiaries lamented that they were not paid their stipends between October 2022 and September 2023.
They noted that though the programme had been suspended by the Nigerian government, they were engaged and their services were utilised before the suspension of the programme.
The beneficiaries noted that they registered for the N-Power programme and were deployed to their places of primary assignment for a period of 12 months, from October 2022 to September 2023.
The beneficiaries in the suit filed on July 17, 2025, are seeking “A Declaration that, in the circumstances of this case, the Defendants' refusal, failure, and neglect to pay the Claimants their accrued and outstanding allowances for services duly rendered constitute a wrongful and unlawful act and amount to clear violation of the Claimants' rights under the applicable labour and employment laws governing public service in Nigeria.
“A Declaration that the defendants' refusal and failure to pay the claimant's accrued outstanding allowances for services rendered consequent upon and after their engagements by the defendants amounts to unfair labour practices.
“A Declaration that the defendants' refusal and failure to pay the claimant's accrued outstanding allowances for services rendered consequent upon and after their engagements by the defendants is contrary to international best practices from the entire circumstances of this case.”
They are also seeking “An Order directing the Defendants jointly and severally to pay all outstanding allowances accruable to the claimants.
“An Order directing the Defendants jointly and severally to pay the claimants the total sum of N5,000,000,000 as general damages and compensation.
“An Order directing the Defendants jointly and severally to pay the Claimants the total sum of N50,000,000 as cost of filing and instituting this suit.”
President tinibu once said let the poor breath but yet he's the one strangling the poor, this is pure wickedness after serving for one year they paid just 3month and 9month is on hold how will the poor breath, that woman edu better, e no go ever better for her, tinibu do something if not 2027 u are on ur own
ReplyDeletePost a Comment