Unfreeze NSIPA account in 72 hours – Reps tells Tinubu

The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the unfreezing of the accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency, NSIPA, within 72 hours.

The lawmakers reached the resolution on Tuesday following a motion by Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu and 32 others.

It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had in January ordered the suspension of all social intervention projects following the corruption scandals that rocked the sector.

The NSIPA oversees N-Power, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, GEEP, Conditional Cash Transfers, CCT, and the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP.

“Restoring NSIPA’s account aligns with the president’s vision, ensuring that poverty alleviation efforts remain effective, efficient and impactful and that it is essential to act swiftly to resolve this issue to maintain momentum toward the administration’s poverty eradication goals,” he said.

The House resolved that the government should ensure that all frozen accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency, NSIPA, are unfrozen within 72 hours to enable the smooth recommencement of all the programmes of NSIPA.

They also urged the government to release funds to NSIPA for the payment of outstanding stipends owed to 395,731 N-Power beneficiaries nationwide without further delay.

Unfreeze NSIPA account in 72 hours – Reps tells Tinubu