Some members of the Nigerian Volunteer Corps, N-power, on
Tuesday protested against salary delay and the continued delay by the
government to post them to ministries.
The protesters, who stormed the Lagos State House of
Assembly complex, displayed placards with inscriptions, ‘N-power Lagos; release
our stipend,’ and ‘Lagos State volunteers are tired of staying at home,’ among
others.
One of the protesters, Mr. Felix Ayorinde, demanded the
intervention of the state Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode.
“Ambode should emulate other governors that are giving
additional stipend to the N-power participants apart from the salary being paid
by the Federal Government,” he added.
A lawmaker, Gbolahan Yishawu, who represented the
Speaker, said the House would address the issues.
He called the focal person for N-power in the state, who
works in the Ministry for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Olusola
Falana, to address the protesters.
Falana said the programme started late due to a technical
problem which was made known to the beneficiaries.
“We are working on the deployment of participants. We
want you to be posted to relevant areas of your discipline, “she said.
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