President Tinubu has ordered all 4 programmes administered by the NSIPA to be halted immediately and investigated
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) for six (6) weeks.
This is as he also expressed concern over the irregularities and operational flaws related to beneficiary payments for the programmes.
The suspension covers the NPower programmes, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (the “Programs”).
This development followed the suspension of Halima Shehu as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) by President Tinubu.
Financial malpractice allegations were made against Shehu, who oversaw the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, which former President Muhammadu Buhari started to help vulnerable individuals and groups.
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The suspension of this programme was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Information, Segun Imohiosen, on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The statement reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).
“This is further to the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes.
“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 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.
“He has therefore 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.”
President Tinubu however constituted a ministerial panel to conduct a thorough review of the agency’s operations with a view to recommending necessary reforms of the NSIPA.
Shehu is also reportedly being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
