Sequel to the ongoing investigation of alleged sharp practices in the management of the programmes of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended all administered programmes of the agency.
A statement from the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, issued by the director information, Segun Imohiosen indicated that all the 4 Programmes administered by NSIPA have been suspended for a period of six (6) weeks in the first instance.
The 4 programmes according to the statement are; N-Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and Home Grown School Feeding Programme.
It stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also raised significant concerns regarding operational lapses and improprieties surrounding payments to the Programmes’ beneficiaries.
To this end the statement indicated that Tinubu has constituted a ministerial panel to conduct a thorough review of the Agency’s operations with a view to recommending necessary reforms of the NSIPA.
“During the period of this suspension, all NSIPA-related activities, including but not limited to all distributions, events, payments, collaborations and registrations are now frozen.
“The President wishes to assure the stakeholders and all Nigerians that his administration remains committed to a swift and unbiased process that will ensure that, going forward, social intervention programmes will work exactly as intended, to the benefit of the most vulnerable Nigerians
