Yemi Obafemi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has frozen alll NSIPA-related activities, including but not limited to all distributions, events, payments, collaborations and registrations.
In a statement signed by the Director of Information, Segun Imohiosen, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation disclosed that the suspension of the, school feeding, and other National Social Investment Programmes is related to the ongoing investigation of alleged fraud in the management of the agency and its programmes.
The statement reads, “All four (4) Programmes administered by NSIPA, viz; N- Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and Home Grown School Feeding Programme (the “Programs”) have been suspended for a period of six (6) weeks in the first instance.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also raised significant concerns regarding operational lapses and improprieties surrounding payments to the Programs’ beneficiaries.”
According Imohiosen, the President 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.”
