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Beneficiaries
By Mercy Osajiugo
Minna, Jan. 22, 2017 (NAN) Mrs Afiniki Dauda, the Special Adviser to the governor of Niger on Empowerment and Social Protection said on Sunday that the state government has so far trained and deployed 4,149 to the programme.
In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, Dauda said 2, 883 have been deployed to teach, 611 to the agricultural sector , 355 were posted to health sector and 299 others were to serve under N-Community.
She said other candidates were being trained and on completion will be deployed to the programme.
“We have opted to use our discretion in terms of posting based on the state’s personnel needs.
“The review of the posting of N – Power beneficiaries is ongoing and zero posting issues will be addressed.
“Thirty per cent of the deployment will be revisited to ensure success of the entire programme, ” Dauda said.
She urged all beneficiaries to report to their place of primary assignment immediately as payment of their stipend would soon be made.
(NAN)
MNO/ECN/JIE
(Edited by Emmanuel Nwoye/Julius Enehikhuere)