FG Commences ‘N - Power- Enhance ’ for Batch A Beneficiaries

By Patrick Ochoga

LEADERSHIP - The federal government has commenced ‘ N - Power-

Enhance ’ , designed to advance the social investment programme ( N -

Power ) which has empowered thousands of Nigerian youths across the

country .

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Job Creation

and Youth Employment and the National Coordinator of the Federal

Government Social Investment Programme, N - Power, Mr. Afolabi

Imoukhuede , said ‘ N -Power- Enhance’ is for Batch A beneficiaries .

He disclosed this at the N - Power Edo South programme , with the theme

“ Build the Future ” which held in Benin City, Edo State .

Imoukhuede urged beneficiaries to fully utilise the opportunity provided

by the federal government through the N -Power programme to achieve

more for themselves both professionally and entrepreneurially.

He noted that from “ the beneficiaries’ testimonies, the N -Power

programme has achieved its objectives .”

programme as world-class and urged beneficiaries to see it as an

opportunity to acquire skills and work experiences which they could use

to build a future for themselves .

Obaseki who said his administration is providing professional training

for health personnel to manage Primary Health Centres in the state ,

emphasised that N - Power beneficiaries stand a better chance to be trained

as they have the basic technical skills .

He urged the beneficiaries not to “ wait for the programme to end before

you seek better opportunities .”

programme , Miss . Osayuwamen Aladeselu, applauded the success of the N -

Power initiative and encouraged beneficiaries to be more dedicated in

their places of primary assignments to show appreciation for the

initiative .

At the event , beneficiaries who representing different sectors under the

N -Power programme , shared their testimonies on the impacts of the

programme .

Over 2 , 000 beneficiaries in Batches A and B attended the event , which also

had in attendance the Director , National Orientation Agency , Mrs Grace

Eweka ; APC State Youth Leader , Mr Valentine Aisuen , special advisers to

governor Obseki and other dignitaries.

The N -Power Volunteer Corps is part of the ruling All Progressives

Congress ( APC )’ s Social Investment Programmes ( SIP) under which

500 , 000 graduates have so far been recruited.

It is currently in operation in the 36 states of Nigeria. The main thrust of

the N -Power scheme is to harness Nigeria ’ s young demography through

appropriate skill development , providing a structure for large scale and

relevant work skills acquisition and development , and linking outcomes

to fixing inadequate public services and stimulating the larger economy .

Beneficiaries are engaged on different areas of public service , including

education ( N - Teach) , health (N -Health ) , agriculture ( N -Agro ), building /

construction ( N - Build ) . Beneficiaries are paid a monthly stipend of

N 30 , 000 during their period of engagement .