No fewer than 1,495,571 beneficiaries of the N-Power programme have issued a 10-day ultimatum to the federal government, demanding the immediate payment of their outstanding stipends or risk losing their support in future elections.
In a statement dated March 9, 2026, the beneficiaries, speaking through their national leadership, expressed frustration and anger over what they described as the government’s prolonged failure to settle payments owed to them.
The group said beneficiaries across the country had endured severe hardship for more than three years due to the non-payment of stipends under the youth empowerment initiative.
The statement, signed by the national chairman of N-Power Beneficiaries Nationwide and the national publicity secretary on behalf of participants across the country, noted that many participants in the programme have been pushed into poverty and debt while waiting for the government to fulfil its financial obligations.
The beneficiaries stressed that the stipends were not charity but payments for services they had already rendered under the government programme.
They also accused the authorities of remaining silent despite repeated appeals from affected participants.
“We wish to formally express our deep frustration, anger and disappointment over the federal government’s continued refusal to pay our outstanding stipends,” the statement said.
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“For over three years, beneficiaries of the N-Power programme have endured extreme hardship caused by the government’s failure to honour its financial obligations.”
The group insisted that patience among members had been stretched to its limits, noting that the neglect had become unacceptable.
It consequently issued a final 10-day ultimatum to the government to settle all outstanding stipends owed to the 1,495,571 beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries warned that failure to meet the demand within the stipulated period would trigger a collective political response against the ruling party.
“If all outstanding stipends owed to N-Power beneficiaries are not fully paid within the next 10 days, we will collectively take a decisive political stand,” the statement added.
“We will not vote for the All Progressives Congress at any level of government in future elections.”
The group maintained that the planned action was a legitimate democratic response by Nigerians whose livelihoods had been affected by what they described as years of neglect and broken promises.
They urged the federal government to act swiftly to resolve the issue and restore confidence among young Nigerians who participated in the programme.
