Beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N-Power programme have alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) invited their Adamawa State chairman for questioning after the group threatened to withdraw support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over unpaid stipends.
The claim was contained in a statement issued by the Office of the National Publicity Secretary of the beneficiaries’ group following their earlier 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government.
According to the statement, the DSS invitation came shortly after the group released a press statement warning that the continued delay in the payment of their stipends could force them to reconsider their political support for the ruling party.
“The Department of State Services (DSS), after seeing our press release threatening to withdraw support for the APC within the next 10 days if our stipends are not paid, appears to believe that we are being influenced by opposition politicians,” the statement said.
The group further alleged that the assumption led to the summoning of their chairman in Adamawa State for questioning.
However, the beneficiaries insisted that their position was not influenced by any political group. They said the warning was a reflection of the growing frustration among more than 1.5 million beneficiaries who are yet to receive their outstanding stipends.
The group called on the Federal Government to urgently address the issue, stressing that timely payment would prevent further dissatisfaction among participants of the N-Power scheme.
